The CCP Virus death panic is garbage. It’s hard to trust government and otherwise official institutional numbers when regular deaths of older people are always counted as COVID-19 deaths if the deceased had it, whether this viral strain was the dispositive factor, or had any connection to someone who had it. That last part is … Continue Reading

In a recent article on the number of visitors and returnees that flew into the United States in the months leading up to the outbreak of CCP Virus here, ABC News counts noses, points fingers, and makes suggestions. But they didn’t examine their premises. Travel data of passengers arriving in the United States from China during the … Continue Reading

The Washington Post reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may change its recommendation against widespread face covering by the public. I refer to the practice as “face covering” because that’s what they are likely to call it, to keep more robust types of masks (N95s) available for health care workers. Indeed, “… … Continue Reading

This presidential election is not just about four more years of President Trump, it’s about 8 years of President Mike Pence starting in 2025. He would be 65 at his inauguration, after having spent 8 years as apprentice President under Trump, who gives the Veep a serious portfolio. As the point man for the Federal … Continue Reading

What is it? Generally, looting a large publicly traded corporation’s cash flow. There are many ways to do this but here’s one method: a stock buyback, followed by the transfer of some shares to senior management. This is added to salary and benefits. Sometimes, debt is used for the cash to buy stock. There might … Continue Reading

Controversy on the subject of the masses wearing facemasks. On February 29th, US Surgeon General told everyone to stop buying masks so healthcare professionals would not experience shortages. He tweeted that masks “are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it … Continue Reading

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In this post I mentioned the use of a Dividend Reinvestment Program (DRIP) with Wells Fargo into Realty Income (O), which trademarked “The Monthly Dividend Company.” Here is an article from seekingalpha.com that delves into the DRIP world and offers more options. OK, stock tips. But long-term divident-paying stock tips using a crazy effective low-cost … Continue Reading

I’m following this plan to get back into running as an old fat guy. Summary: run and walk in regular intervals, increasing the amount of time running while decreasing the amount of time walking until you are running for an hour. The first week, you run for 1 minute and walk for 4 minutes, six … Continue Reading