Managing the Variables

When I was in high school, I joined JROTC. I spent time on the Raiders team, drill team, and rifle team. I’ve always enjoyed shooting, but maybe that’s

Loki

This is Loki. He is a Bengal cat. I got him from a breeder in Pennsylvania in 2011. All I had to go on were pictures on a website, and

Building Stuff

Modern Doorbell, Vintage Chimes

Background The doorbell chime in this house is unlike any I’ve seen before, and I’d like to keep it around indefinitely. I decided to replace the existing doorbell

Building Stuff, Life

Duct Duct Goose

Part 1 - Leak Investigation One evening we found some drops of water coming down out of a light fixture. Not good. An investigation was underway shortly thereafter. Fortunately, the

Got Winter?

Markets, Trading, Thoughts

Rules and Risks

How the Pattern Day Trader rule is harmful rather than helpful. Butterfly spreads. Early assignment risk from short call options on ex-dividend dates.

Life, Thoughts

Qi Tea

Given that there is currently no cure for CoVid-19 the main course of action should one become infected is to alleviate the symptoms and help the body fight back. I

Markets, Trading

Up on escalators, down in elevators.

I've had a lot on my mind the past few days as I'm sure many others have had as well. As I am checking in with

Cycling, Thoughts

Kosciuszko Bike Path

Anyone who has driven on the Brooklyn Queens Express between Brooklyn and Queens has experienced the Kosciuszko bridge. The original bridge was demolished but will forever be associated with bumper

Markets, Thoughts

The Federal Funds Rate and Market Tops

Do rate cuts occur following a market crash? Seemingly the opposite is true.

Building Stuff

Nature

Photos from a multi-year transformation of an outdoor space.

Markets

Yield Curve Inversions

Nothing to see here. Everything is fine.

Building Stuff

Welcome to the Solid State

Instructions This is a step-by-step guide to upgrading a computer to a solid state drive (SSD). For computers with a standard mechanical hard drive (HDD; spinning platters) this is by

Trading, Markets

Making Sense of Market Madness

Pension fund driven EOY/EOQ rebalancing? makes sense. Plunge protection team operations? Let's hope not. Algorithmically-driven predatory price discovery targeting protections put on by the retiree turned gambler? You betcha!

Crypto, Blockchain

ICO Aftermath

Discussion of the WSJ article that uncovers a silver lining to the current "crypto winter" which is the decimation of scam and fraud within the industry.