thependulumswings

Here at the world headquarters of BBR.com is a rather attractive 175-gallon fish tank.  Mature fish of all shapes and colors are plentiful.  And, now we have the tiniest of babies. It’s so small you can see straight through it.  Peril awaits behind every rock and plant.  So far so good for the young un.  …

Don’t do something!  Just stand there! We admit it.  We borrowed this line from an avid reader who borrowed this line from Jack Bogle.  Bogle is a sage old-school investor and founder of Vanguard Investments. A lot has happened in the last week after Uvalde.  Nothing has happened in the last week after Uvalde. A …

Mass murder.  Senseless.  Horrific. It happened again.  And, it will happen again. The terrifying truth of the matter is that it can’t be stopped.  But, it could be reduced in frequency and severity if significant, important, and immediate steps were taken. The most important step might be the first one.  We need new, better, and …

This morning’s Ten(11) Piece Nuggets are so tender and tasty that they can almost replace baby formula.  Almost.  We’re delivering them to your virtual door this AM because who can afford to drive anymore? Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. Women’s National Team got what they’ve been wanting for so long.  The U.S. Soccer Federation just …

Sorry to have to do this, but yesterday’s post (which we thought was an important one) did not get out to many/all subscribers via the normal email notification. We’re sending this one today as a test.  We are hopeful that it was a one-time glitch in the system, but we have our doubts. Please drop …

For the public sentiment pendulum to ever so slightly move in a direction opposite of its current one it takes only one net change of opinion. This move is barely discernable to the eye much less the national polls. For the public sentiment pendulum to reverse course and begin an accelerating descent for the opposite …

Did you or do you own an iPod?  Did you ever smoke cigarettes?  Will you trade in your gas guzzler when the time comes for an electric vehicle(EV)? Yesterday the mother of all companies in tune with what people want/need, Apple, ended production on the tunes machine that changed how we listened to music-the iPod. …

Have you ever heard anyone say, “OMG, why would anyone ever have voted for Donald J. Trump?”  We thought so. Why?  “Why” was on full display yesterday in Washington DC, otherwise known as The Swamp. Current president in name only Joe Biden addressed a few important issues.  On one, inflation, he was asked what his …

There is no shortage of turmoil and tumult in this tempestuous nation/world that we live in.  Hence there is no shortage of “you’re kidding me” moments, actions or misdeeds to box up a Ten Piece Nuggets weekly.  Supply chain issues we have none here. Ever played Wordle?  It’s a progressive use of only five-letter words …

Please seat yourself.  Labor shortages in the restaurant biz are acute. BBR is committed to replacing all plastic straws with paper by 2030 assuming any trees are left.  We have a quick quiz to start us off.  Q- In 2012 who said, “Life begins at conception?”  A- Joe Biden, VP. The FBI is starting an …