I know almost nothing about the inner workings of cars, but I’ve always known what I’ve liked from an aesthetic sense. Back in the early 80s, the object of lust was the Ferrari 308gts. Today, while in my car, I saw a Ferrari in front of me which convinced me that the company has utterly lost its way. It looked like a Mazda or something. And this was, in fact, the second one of these models I had seen in as many days. I don’t know what these cost – $200,000? More? – but it looks like crap on four wheels. I guess the guy driving it figures that if it says Ferrari, it screams “success”. I’d say it screams “sucker.” What a bulbous, bloated bleah. (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Trading Philosophers
A thoughtful Sloper sent in two videos he strongly recommended during these trying times.
The Bitchez Throw in the Towel
ZeroHedge registered its domain name on January 11, 2009, and in a hallmark contrarian moment, they sprung into existence at almost precisely the market bottom in early 2009. They have, since that time, been predicting the end of the world, and their readers (among whom I proudly count myself) have been cheering, pointlessly, all along the way. Doom is always just around the next bend. (more…)
Capitulate Doesn’t Mean Joining Other Side
Here’s the definition courtesy of the Oxford Dictionary®: capitulate: verb Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender: The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.
When one joins the other side after waging a war or conflict against it. They don’t call you a “capitulator.” They use a term far more harsh. (more…)
A Sobering Look Behind and Ahead
After creating the latest “Slopers” feature video, I was reminded of how many of these things I had created in the past, highlighting some of the rich culture we’ve cultivated here over the past eight+ years. I put together a new and permanent page, the Culture of Slope, which is under the Community menu now, which houses the very best of these custom videos. Given the ridiculously bullish sentiment, exemplified nicely by the boisterous bozos at BI this morning…….. (more…)
