I sure felt one whole hell of a lot better on Wednesday evening than I did on Tuesday evening. I recaptured a good chunk of what was lost on Tuesday. Part of the reason was my outsized position in bonds, which gave back much of their completely-fake-CPI-based gains.
(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.
Robo-vacu-cop
This is about my latest robot vacuum. With three dogs in the house (at a minimum), and nearly jet-black wood floors, the house stays in a constant state of looking not-entirely-clean. I’ve owned a number of robot vacuums, but this latest one is my favorite, because the sucker zips around the house and learns (and maps) every room, obstacle, table leg, and corner.
(more…)Wanna Buy a Bridge?
Here’s what inflation is supposed to be. Uh-huh. That explains why prices have doubled over the price two years.
Make Mine Manual
I’m here to talk about this item:
(more…)The Friendly Sighs
Check out United Airlines (UAL). We are mashed up precisely to-the-pixel against the broken trendline.