The markets are in the doldrums until news shows the way for a new trend. Even the beefers* are tired of stomping in the mud around the old water hole. Small, nimble mammals like us just wait in the trees to jump onto their backs when they eventually move out.
GDP and unemployment claims data come out this morning. Perhaps big news is not needed, just a seed crystal to start the process. Time will tell. Just waiting for now.
*Beefer = big, evil funds.
Inflation
A new data point: I received my homeowners' insurance bill today for the next policy year. Coverage is identical replacement cost with various add-ons such as earthquake coverage. Cost was down 8.5% from the prior year. Some inflation ! Of course, I don't live in a hurricane target zone.
Words of the Day
Today's words and long quote are from "Reflections on a Ravaged Century", page 9 of the fine book by the famous historian, Robert Conquest, about the events of the 20th century.
"Accidie" - noun [$10]
Accidie means 1. laziness, sloth, apathy; 2. black despair
"Quotidian" - adjective [$10]
Quotidian means something occurring daily.
Sentences for both:
"Eric Hoffer** suggests that those who become possessed by exciting Ideas and identification with those causes are often 'selfish people who were forced by innate shortcomings or external circumstances to lose faith in their own selves.' It might be argued that, whether through temperament or accident, some who are simply bored with the quotidian turn to Ideas as stimuli. We are told of hostesses in Berlin in the early 1930s to whom National Socialism gave 'meaning to their empty lives.'
"Boredom is indeed a pitiable condition. And the feeling of meaninglessness, af accidie, can be devastating. Still, to compensate by abandoning reason for idealogy is a desperate remedy."
**From Wikipedia, "Eric Hoffer (July 25. 1902 (or 1898) – May 21, 1983) was an American social writer. He produced ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983 by President of the United States Ronald Reagan. "
About Me
- Bunkerman
- I have a pioneer mentality. My wife & I live in the woods - neighbors aren't visible except slightly in winter. Our "bunker" - hehe, really a fine home & barn - has plenty of security. We have four dogs: Krypto (age 9, Kelpie), Ava (age 13, Rat Terrier), Sky (Kelpie, age 5) and Lucky Star (age 1, kelpie). I don't take crap from anyone anymore, having enough resources & gear stocked up to survive in any circumstance. I have three degrees from Harvard including a Ph. D. in a physical science, and an MS in Management from MIT. I worked as an investment banker for about 25 years, mainly in secured finance, at three major Wall Street firms and for the last 17 years with my partners at our own firm. I'm semi-retired now, managing some private corporations and business interests and doing my own trading & investing. This is not to boast, but to give you an idea I know a little about some subjects from experience. The photo is my 1943 M16 half-track which I am restoring. These armored vehicles were ubiquitous in the US Army in World War II and Korea. It's driveable.
54 comments:
You guys think you're real funny. You're not.
i don't take mulligans............i don't touch my ball til it gets to the green.......i put everything out...even 6inches......i tell anyone i play with not to give me anything and not to pick up my ball.....it's the only way to improve my putting
my score is my accurate score......i play 100% USGA rules.....if any doubt i always take a stroke
i enter my scores in yahoo handicap tracker.....and it has been fluctuating between 15-17 for the last year
i don't cheat myself.......apparently you guys do
"tack on 8" "club thrower"
You guys think you know everything. You don't.
pffffffffffffffffffffft
of course beefers started some ping pong as soon as i left yday
jammed solars ags oils into the close
i didn't play yday.........hit a bucket and worked on my short game.....i have a new putting grip.......i been missin alot of 2 footers on this trip
i may go there today
headin back to florida in a week.....i need to conquer stonewall
quite a discussion on greatest presidents......pffffffffft
funny how when the stories came in the media that Reagan wasn't payin attention or fell asleep during meetings or wud get lost on the facts.......conservatives got angry and blamed the media
of course later we find out the president had alzheimers and all that was true
Hard to argue with his results, though, on the big items.
odd how liberals were such nit-pickers for Reagan, but under Clinton, everythig got a pass.
Ditto the Republicans, of course.
Ruling classes just want power.
Bud the claw grip is not the answer sir....
GDP +0.9%
Whither recession ?
Jobless number OK.
somebody with a new putting grip is messed up.....get yourself a regular brass putter(brass is soft)same speed back ..same speed forward for long and short putts..think to yourself 1(back) 2(forward)(think...you want the ball to roll and be able to read the writing)..soft,soft grip you squeeze and that will pushh or pull....soft just adds force....20 foot putt?..pick a target 2 feet out and hit your mark.Theres 5 strokes....no charge..be the ball Danny..lol
uh.........i didn't disparage Reagan.....just stated a fact
he was a good president....no argument here
and Clinton was a good president too
far left liberals and far right conservatives are both crazy
they hate reagan and they hate clinton
i ignore them
funny how the liberal media is getting all lathered up over this scott mcclellan book
nuthin new there
amazing how far left the mainstream media is.....i guess the Bman was right about that
is the Bman calling me a 'liberal'??
I AM NOT A LIBERAL
i f'ng hate them
can't believe i used to call myself one
i want lower taxes and i want to obliterate Iran
die Obama die !!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am a jeffersonian
one Sammy Adams HBO special and he's a Jeffersonian?
uh ... Jefferson is really overrated as a President. He wrote of good Declaration of Independence and made the Louisiana purchase. That's about it.
His infatuation with the French Revolution was very dangerous and his gutting the military set US up for getting DC burned in War of 1812.
His embargo policy was idiotic.
Very overrated.
Quite sleazy, too, in his attacks on George Washington.
He even started the ideology of secession that eventually led to Civil War.
ok Bud ... you are not a liberal.
...
I am not a conservative.
just a habit ... attacking liberals.
sheep herding today ... leaving about 10:15 ET
I wondered this morning whether the infatuation of so many youth with Obama is related to my quote.
He basically offers nothing but "change" and a speech.
I'm happy to Hillary fighting for those MI and FL delegates.
Bud is not a liberal just angry dem that can't putt
morning men...no email today...think we are under attack here in south alaksa...power out yesterday now comcast a mess...on back up...fight the good fight.
dark the nasty off the oil #...grabbed some APA XEC CNQ
GSX added 3
.95 ....thin like one of Bud's craack hos.
GSX a trade of 45.92, think that get's broken...lol.
Liz's PEIX tight range may catch his eye....why I have no idea..Im jus sayin..lol
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Rev just called me a 'liberal' in the tank
loooooooooooooooooool
i'm too lazy to correct him today
i'm goin in for LASIK part2 tomorrow morning
i had it done in december......it didn't work completely in my left eye
surgery takes only about 10 minutes
PS....i wonder if that what causing my putting problems.........tuff to putt with screwed up vision
surgery on a fri?..hope your doc doesnt have a tee time.....lol kiddin..good luck
when i was playin at pleasant valley last weekend........i drove into the woods on 1 of the holes
i went in lookin for my ball......and what a beautiful site..........there were about a dozen deer ....just chillin
and they weren't scared of me or anythin......they were quite curious and friendly........beautiful and harmless animals
and then i thought of lowlifes like frosty......wearin those stupid hats and jackets and hidin in the bushes tryin to blow their brains out
what scumbags
dr whitten is my surgeon
he loves golf........has played augusta......i had that conversation with him in december
of course than he screwed up my surgery
PS....whitten is that same guy that did woods ,singh, ray lewis....bunch of athletes on his resume.......i guess i wasn't important enuff
maybe he was just trying to get you to keep your head down.....lol
uh Bud...it is because of people like me that you can enjoy such things...elk in the early 1900's were nearly wiped out in the west...I belong to the rocky mountain elk foundation and this group and state funded programs through the sale of hunting lic and specific taxes on hunting equipment and ammo has restored herd levels to historic highs...the conservation effort is almost completely funded by hunters.
http://www.rmef.org/
Bud...good luck with that LASIK2 ...doc gets one good shot.....LASIK2 is I fu**ed up and this will look like I am correcting my F*** up...maybe he won't notice. Thus why I almost gave up golf 3 years ago ...hitting it so far was losing the ball in flight...but just walked down the middle and she always there
Bud, don't let facts get in the way of your rants...now that would be out of character.
lemme get this right
you kill them and also preserve them....huh?????
give me a f'ng break!!!!!!
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Bud..you prolly kill more deer with golf courses than frosty's pop guns..just...so...ya...knowwww..lol
Wayne van Zwoll shares his knowledge of rifles and cartridges. Learn how to develop your skill as a hunter, what to pack on hunts, and more!
here's a great question from one of these hunter dirtbags
If you kill an elk at a water hole or wallow, will other elk use it again? Would it be a waste of time for someone to set up over the same spot the next day ?
- Merle Tinker, Hood River, Oregon
another good one
Bull elk that are heavily pressured are often “call shy.” What additional tactics can be used to entice them within effective archery shooting range?
- James McPherson, Olney Springs, Colorado
Celebrating 61,000 Acres of Conserved Habitat in Washington
MISSOULA, Mont.—An area of elk habitat larger than Seattle has been conserved and permanently opened for public recreation between Yakima and Wenatchee, Wash., and the public is invited to help celebrate at a June 7 ceremony near Ellensburg, Wash.“This area is right in the heart of migratory routes and spring and fall range for both the Yakima and Colockum elk herds,” said Rance Block of the Elk Foundation. “Thanks to Western Pacific Timber and DNR, along with many other conservation partners working together, we now have a significant and long-lasting conservation success to celebrate in Washington.”
uh yes, conservation.
These are the questions we ask today, questions not unlike those that led hunters and anglers to establish game laws, fair-chase ethics and conservation goals in the early 1900s. At the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, we carry on that hunter-conservationist tradition. In fact, we’ve protected and enhanced five million acres of critical wildlife habitat since 1984.
But more must be done. Today, like every day, 2,500 acres of wildlife habitat will disappear — replaced by sprawl and concrete. That intense level of development, along with threats such as noxious weeds, makes now a critical time for the future of elk country.
cindy got lasik. she now has 20, 15 vision. it was horrible before, her vision. she was skeet shooting the next day.
The wife of entertainer Bill Murray has filed for divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage, alleging he abused her and is addicted to marijuana and alcohol.
CANNONBALL!
"or if u just ever wanna get wierd with someone........"
"we have a pool and a pond..... the pond wud be gud for u"
bman my homeowners went down almost 50% and i stated that months ago. becuase of that my own personal CPI is negative this yr, but that was after being absolutely raped in 2005, passing on it in 2006 and then getting some in 2007.
2004 was 1500
2005 was 3200
2006 they wanted 8k, shopped around couldnt go better so i passed.
2007 got some for 6500 then they kicked me back 1500, 90 days later so it went to 5k
2008 back to 1850.
if i wud have been on a fixed income the last 4 yrs i would have lost my home, as many people did.
imo both reagan and clinton were ok, but they had many structual tail winds at thier back.
i do not know what u guys r seeing but it seems to me that once gas hit 4 bucks, people have just paused, and r in shock mode. i still cant see over most vehicles in my 4 cyclinder 1994 benz (that gets 30 mph and goes 120 mph no problem). big stupid trucks all over the place.
liked the guy on cnbc this am that said 4 bucks better stay or we as a country will not face the real problem. and he laffed at the stupid holiday gas tax cut.
i see bud and i agree on Iran.
GLASS!!!!!!!!!!
ASHES AND GLASS!!!!!!!!
lower taxes i dont know about. our debt is close to 100k per household in this country. the social security till is empty, thank you ronny, georgy, billy and dubya. i do know about 40 to 50% of the money is just totally misplaced or missused. but that gets back to gutting DC!
MELT IT! and dont forget the lobbyists. KILL EM ALL!
stagflation proof postive!
Spam spam spam: Sales of Spam rise as consumers look to trim food costs
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Love it, hate it or laugh at it -- at least it's inexpensive
inexpensive and a walking heart attack in a can. i know the bman loves it but spam is more poisenious than margerine. i wud never put either into my body. butter is much better for you.
mmmmmmmmmm butter and spam.
Mav...LMAOOOOOOO...missed your comment (angery dem that can't putt)...you are not only going to the big leauges, but your now our closer.
my sister goin to the 'every vote counts' rally for Hillary in DC on saturday
she wants me to go with her
i may....i can't do anythin that day anyway......48hours rest after the LASIK
if i ever see Hillary in person and i'll prolly ejaculate
PS.....frosty gets that same feelin when he sees a young white boy ....or a goat...or a deer
"touch 'em all bud !!"
some ping pong action.
back from herding.
farm animals...mmmmmmm...details jerry I need details.
um hillary agreed, late last yr, that michigan and florida should not count. she said it, it is in writing. obama said and signed the samething.
if obama had won those states wud she be crying (again) about this?
she lost, its over. there r 4 people who still think she has a shot. and none are jimmy carville or ed rendell. they r, her, slick willy, cheldog, and bud.
i am on the obama train. time for a NGA to live in da white house!
Obama's no NGA sir....
Spam is good food. I usually fry it in a bit of olive oil and just eat it straight.
But I think in a sandwich with whole wheat bread and mustard it would be great !
I think in Hawaii one can get Spam sushi !
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