As 2014 wheezes and coughs to its termination, I wanted to share some of what I consider to be the best posts of the year. I am immensely proud of this blog, which – – incredibly – – turns ten years old next year, and I am exceedingly grateful to those of you who has chosen to spend part of your days here on a regular basis (for some of you, almost as long as the blog as been in existence). Here is the first part of my retrospective:
- Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Slope – Slope has a lot of features, and my hunch is that most people don’t even know they exist. Check out this little article, and I can just about guarantee you’ll learn something useful about the blog that you didn’t know.
- What a Dork – My take-down of the absurd David Shingy, who for me is kind of a totem for the Internet Bubble version 2.0 we’re living through right now
- The Much-Touted 1929 Analog – Just to prove I’m not dragging out the “occasional winners” (thank you, Big Time) here’s a remarkable example of how even the most picture-perfect analog can be about as useful as a trip to the petites department of Bloomingdale’s with Hillary Clinton.
- Five Interminable Years – a heart-rending rant about the five-year anniversary of the bull market (which, on March 6, 2015, will surely turn into six interminable years).
- An Amazing Perspective – ugh! This one hurts! This was such a gorgeous piece of work, and it seemed oh-so-convincing……….and it totally failed. So, again, sometimes the most convincing and well-crafted charts don’t mean a damned thing in the end.
- Nine Lives – a very cool look back at nine years on the blog’s birthday (plus it features a very sexy picture which, thankfully, is not of me.
- Poor Tim – a short essay about my relatively impoverished youth.
- Personal Bear Market – I had totally forgotten about this post, but it’s actually kind of fascinating. I won’t try to explain it; just go check it out!
- Uncovered California – my rant about the California version of ObamaCare which, I assure you, has become nothing but worse since I wrote this article.
Probably the “wisest” of these is the Personal Bear Market since the sage-to-whining ratio is probably higher than any of the other posts listed. I hope you take the time to look at a few of them, though! This list should keep you busy through the morning………..
