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.
The Latest 90% Disaster
It’s Upstart, which I guess must be an after-hours wreck. This was nearly $400 only seven months ago. Now it’s about one-tenth that amount. Not to worry. A 900% gain will set things straight.

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You’re No Phun Anymore…..
When Deflation Reigned
As I pop out my VHS of Hervé Villechaize Gone Wild Volume VII, I’ll offer this interesting perspective of the wonderful era of prices-always-going-down we enjoyed (thanks mostly to China) back in the day. I always marveled, for example, at how checking out Ikea yielded a crazy-low price. It’s like stuff was free!


