The United States is now involved in Operation Odyssey Dawn, a No-Fly-Zone in which things are being blown up in a nation that is not the United States. Back when I was a callow youth in the 1930s, this was referred to as “war.” Yet this is not a war. It’s a “No-Fly-Zone,” a term that reminds me of basketball …
Wall Street may collapse due to rain storm in El Salvador
Why is it that every time an event of any global importance hits the news cycle, a horde of journalists begin speculating that “this could be the event that causes Wall Street to collapse?” The better question remains – If the financial system in America is so fragile, why do people keep trusting their retirement to it? Sheer habit? What …
Our stupid modern retirement system
NPR tells us, surprising absolutely nobody, that Americans are worried that they haven’t played the retirement game well, and haven’t horded enough cash, bonds, securities and real estate to make it in retirement. Let’s review some past forms of life in our senior years: Period 1: Neanderthal Era – 1946: You live in a small family unit, either in a …
On complexity and tsunamis
“I am Ozymandias, king of kings Behold my works ye mighty And despair.”
On pins and needles
How to Predict the Future…and Win!!! is in the final stages of production. Very excited for the launch.