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It’s going to be okay.

I need money to spend on frivolous things and bad decisions.

The trump of doom will be Uber or Lyft. These are huge companies, worked into the fabric of life for many people, and neither has ever made an annual profit. They’ve been kept alive solely by the self-interested altruism of investors and cheap debt.

When Uber or Lyft tank, the recession is upon us.

In interstellar terms, Humanity is basically a coral.

I hope my last words are ‘I regret nothing!’

The weird thing about kids is the appropriate compartment to put them in. I like the little people. They’re usually fun, generally nice, and receptive to a kind word. I enjoy being around them.

But we’re not friends. Our interations are very much dominated by the facts that I’m an adult and they’re not. Part of that is what makes dealing with them pleasant. Most are highly receptive to a kind word or a bit of encouragement from an adult. Then they do something infantile, like just scream, and force me to mind the gap.

So these tiny, pleasant little people are usually nice and fun to be around, and I’m never quite sure how to talk to them. Like, some people run into problems with adult subjects, but the adult subjects I slip on aren’t the ones you think of.

“Hey, kiddo. How’s your portfolio doing with the market tanking like this? Increasing your bond allocation or holding firm? Take your finger out of your nose.”

“Getting on that benchpress, tiger? Putting up weight? Good, good. Now go wash your hands.”

The solution is to listen, and that’s what I try to do. But listening gives a feeling of intense cognitive dissonance as I think to myself, “I like this little person,” while I’m saying, “Seriously, go wash your hands. Use soap.”

We need to call more people dames.

I’m trying to find a way to set-up Sauron and Bella from Twilight. The problem is, they may be too perfect for each other.

Imagine saying this sentence a year ago. Imagine it any time in the last decade.

The market rallied today on the news that with inflation at 9.1%, the Fed might only raise rates by 75 basis points.