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Bye. The Numbers

My boy called the other day. My boy. Listen to me. My boy. My boy’s 40-something, nearly 50 year’s old. Can you imagine? I still call him ‘my boy. Maybe I’m getting old. What am I talking about? Hell, I … Continue reading

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Sitting by the Depression

The phone hasn’t rung yet, but it will.  I hope it does.   I want to tell them about Shoeman this morning.  They’ll listen, won’t say anything, and they’ll think I’m crazy.  That’s okay.  I’ll go on about nothing, bore them, … Continue reading

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The Servant’s Entrance

Clifford Danforth couldn’t have cared less. There’d been the rumors for a while now; the President would be coming and it was all the town talked about. “Honestly?” asked the headline of an editorial in The Boothbay Register, the town’s … Continue reading

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Depressed: Chemistry vs Cause

I’ll reluctantly admit it; I get depressed.  I mean, I’m told everyone does at times so I’m not exactly unique.  Nor is mine so deep or debilitating that it stops me from getting up in the morning and going to … Continue reading

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A Baby Boomer’s Perspective on the Equity Selloff

I don’t want to do the math but I do math so here it goes; the S&P 500 is down nearly 15% so far this month. Even something as simple as the Vanguard Wellesley fund, cited as having conservative allocation … Continue reading

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Allagash Sentimental

(I’ve been dry on ideas and forced myself to write it. Reminded me of how I feel with scrawny Christmas trees.  I won’t force you to read it, though!) I’m going cut down my Christmas tree today.  I don’t think … Continue reading

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A Second Childhood

I cut down a Christmas tree. The tree farm was massive for Fairfield County. A hundred acres at least, filled with thousands of trees ranging from small and just planted to massive and requiring a chain saw to chop down … Continue reading

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The Blank Screen

I’m snuggled on my velour couch pondering my life,                                                                … Continue reading

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Make An Effort, Will Ya?

“Will do.” “Have a great Trip.”  “Will do. Have fun.”  “So cute.”  “Congratulations.”  “Love it.” These are some of the canned responses you can click on in email to, what, save some time versus a genuine response that take less effort than … Continue reading

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The Next Recession Is On My Horizon

Oooh, isn’t that a teasing headline?   What follows is a lighter version of what I might write for an institutionalized professional audience because on my very personal blog I hope most readers are not institutional investors and will get the … Continue reading

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