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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!
Blast From The Past (BFTP). For my late grandmother from Cork. Originally Posted On March 17, 2012 Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in … Continue reading
The National Football League (NFL) Is A Socialist State
Shhhh, don’t tell the Dallas Cowboy fans! Old Gold Post We are reposting the following more than decade-old piece as the football season is about to get underway in a few weeks. We had no idea the Rams would move … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, General Interest, Sports
Tagged Golf, Handicaps, Los Angeles, NFL, Rams, Sports Payrolls
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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!
Blast From The Past (BFTP). Originally Posted On March 17, 2012 Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in Britain around the turn of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, General Interest, Picture of the Day, PIIGS
Tagged bonds, Darren Clarke, Grame McDowell, History of St. Partrick, Ireland, Paddy Harrington, Rory Mciiroy
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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!
Blast From The Past (BFTP). Originally Posted On March 17, 2012 Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in Britain around the turn of the … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!
Another Blast From The Past (BFTP). Hard to believe this was seven years ago. Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in Britain around the … Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, General Interest, Picture of the Day, PIIGS
Tagged bonds, Darren Clarke, Grame McDowell, History of St. Partrick, Ireland, Paddy Harrington, Rory Mciiroy
1 Comment
“Deja Vu All Over Again” In Korea
That was then (2005), North Korea vows to abandon nuclear weapons project · Cautious welcome by Bush for road map deal · Aid and US promise not to invade seals agreement North Korea has agreed in principle to end its nuclear weapons … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Uncategorized
Tagged 2005, Mike Pompeo, North Korea, NY Times, The Guardian
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Heavy Drinking Americans And Seasonal Adjustment
Interesting piece in WashPost the other day, Where the heaviest-drinking Americans live …who among us is likely to do the most drinking this holiday season? The Department of Health and Human Services recently updated the official federal statistics on the percent … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Food Prices, General Interest
Tagged Alchohol Consumption, America, Washington Post
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Seven common words coined by American Presidents
Source: Dictionary.com Moment George Washington Early America was a hotbed of political discussion–and neologisms. In 1781, George Washington wrote about the early formation of the United States, “The present temper of the states is friendly to the establishment of a … Continue reading
The economics (and finance) of a flu epidemic – Reuters
According to the Center for Disease Control this is the earliest regular flu season in past ten years. Not too late to get that flu shot! Maybe a little too late to pick up the flu stocks, however. At least … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Let’s make it happen next year, both long and short, and accept what the market gives us. May we all prosper. (click here if video is not observable)