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.
Million Dollar View
Only four days ago, I thought I was within hours, if not minutes, of losing Coda. For newer readers, that name refers to one of the seven dogs I’ve had in my adult life, and she’s particularly precious to me.
She is about twelve years old or so (we really don’t know, but let’s say plus or minus a year) and, due to a tumor near her heart, she isn’t going to be with us much longer. The past one hundred hours is a hundred hours I never thought I’d get, so I am grateful for them.
Directions and Targets
Boeing? Exciting!
I don’t think I’ve ever traded Boeing (BA) in my entire life, but I bought June $180 puts today. Mercifully, I bought them late enough to take advantage of the bounce. Earlier in the day, the stock was quite weak, based on the whole planes-killing-people hoopla.
Indonesian Innocence
I’d say the citizenry is in for a big surprise next year.
