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When Jews Roll Up Their Sleeves

Posted on June 18, 2021 by admin

A very few years ago, an Iranian official close to the then Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei claimed that Jews were using magic against the Islamic Republic. He said that Jews have the greatest sources of sorcery and make use of … Continue reading →

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You Are So Very Welcome

Posted on June 1, 2021 by admin

Ellen Berliner offered the caller a ready excuse that her system was incredibly slow that morning. What with the holiday coming up and Covid going around there were simply an awful lot of calls coming in. It rolled off her … Continue reading →

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Return of the Blob

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin

The film had only just started when the blob filled the screen, blackening the panoramic shot of the upper Amazon, the foothills of the Andes in the distance, cinematography that demonstrated why the film won an Oscar for it. The … Continue reading →

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I Get By With A Lot of Help From My Friends

Posted on January 24, 2021 by admin

I haven’t written squat about the market in a very long while. That hasn’t stopped friends, mostly friends, not always friends, from pointing out how wrong my view of the market has been. The stock market that is. I admit … Continue reading →

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Di-a-tomaceous Death

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin

Tommy Fitzgerald sat stiffly in his truck, toying with a stale Marlboro he kept in reserve in the clean ashtray, a deliberate temptation to prove he didn’t have to smoke anymore. It was the last one and so long to … Continue reading →

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Perserverating On Unemployment Rate Deception

Posted on March 23, 2020 by admin

Someone once said the truth will make you free. At least it can make you smarter. In such context I add to my LONG theme that the low unemployment rate touted not just by the current Administration but the last … Continue reading →

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Part 2: If Only I Had The Cash

Posted on March 18, 2020 by admin

What a treat! A reader of mine from the old days read this latest post and sent me some charts he’d ‘borrowed’ from me, with attribution, for his website. That is flattering. One I referenced in the latest post; it … Continue reading →

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If Only I Had the Cash

Posted on March 16, 2020 by admin

I get emails left and right from people ostensibly in the financial ‘industry’ telling me that the markets are in turmoil due to the coronavirus though they use the term COVID-19 because, I presume, that makes them sound more sophisticated. … Continue reading →

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Life Goes By Quick: Money Thoughts From A Boomer Retiree With Cancer

Posted on January 19, 2020 by admin

(I was given the opportunity to write a guest column for my #1 favorite blog, FinancialSaumari.com. Below is what I wrote along with some comments that really made my day. Do take a look at that website and add your … Continue reading →

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The Mink of Ford Road

Posted on December 5, 2019 by admin

← Pic Of The Day #961 06880 Where Westport meets the world; This little anecdote appeared in Dan Woog’s 06880 column on December 5, 2019 (https://06880danwoog.com/2019/12/05/the-mink-of-ford-road/#comments) The Mink Of Ford Road Posted on December 5, 2019 | 3 Comments Alert “06880” reader — and avid fisherman … Continue reading →

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