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. Lefty and Shorty were all but ready to close the Gulf Oil gas station last evening.  The Gulf of Mexico has spoken.  The early spring, humid, steamy air descended on the quiet evening.  Midnight neared and cars were nowhere near.  Lefty- Why on earth do we stay open this late on a Thursday night?  …

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.  So said William Arthur Ward.  We had no idea who William Arthur Ward was, but an avid reader forwarded this quote to us yesterday. Turns out that Mr. Ward was an often quoted  writer of inspirational maxims.  During …

One of the many gifts that Boom Boom gave us was the torrent of quips about how one leads one’s life.   He could say so much by saying so little.   A statement at just the right moment resonated in my young, eager eardrums.  How I interpreted or applied it was up to me.  No more …

Yesterday we offered up our four best runners-up for the top five countdown of Donald Trump’s best (from the right) or worst (from the left) nicknames on his road to, and now, as President of the United States.  In the era of “play nice in the sandbox”  The Donald never shies away from a good …

Friends It was quite a nice start to the second quarter for the bulls as stocks rallied at the open and added to those gains as the trading session wore on. The rally was broad based with financials and industrials joining the party along with technology shares. Staples and other interest rate sensitive shares took a breather today as longer […]

Emboldened by what he called “total vindication,” President Trump took a victory lap after the knockout to Grand Rapids, MI. and back for one of his feel good pep rallies of his base.  The Mueller Investigation findings, though not yet totally released, proves, he says, what he told us all along.  That is, no Russian …

Friends After a terrible 4th quarter of 2018 where we saw that worst December for stocks since the 1930’s, market participants were the recipient of a stellar 1st quarter of 2019. After the Dow had tumbled nearly 10 % just in December, highlighted by a 2.35% drop on Christmas Eve alone, we saw the new year begin with a more […]

Four weeks from today the NFL Draft Extravaganza gets rolling in Nashville, TN when Roger Goodell walks onto the stage to announce that the NFL Draft 2019 has begun.  He’ll get booed roundly.  He always does. Someone else who got booed roundly is the reason why Nashville has the draft spotlight on them this year, …

As Democrats come to grips with the fact that the Russian Collusion was only a Russian Illusion, they can at least revel in the fact that the recent Michael Cohen testimony provided ample evidence that the tax evading, disgraced lawyer paid 130k on Donald Trump’s behalf to silence porn star Stormy Daniels.  Michael Avenatti, Stormy’s …

It’s always a good day to gather around the virtual campfire and roast some tasty nuggets.  In the crisp Spring air it’s even better.  After you digest your nuggets if you are good boys and girls we’ll fire up some S’mores.  But eat your dinner first.  It’s served one at a time below.  The NFL’s …