You know, sometimes I get the impression that people don’t appreciate the punniness of my titles, not that this one is particularly deep. It is of course a play on “Opportunity Cost” which is the price you pay for wrong or in action, as opposed to Milton’s Paradise Lost. Cody Johnston
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Mar 23 2020
Dow Be Down, Do Be Do Dow Down
Dow Be Limit Down, Do Be Do Dow Down. C’mon, that’s punny. Just to repeat the mechanics, Futures are limited to a 5% loss. If there are no bids above -5% Trading halts until there is one. In the Market there are Breakers at 7%, 13%, and 20%. 15 Minute Halts at -7% and -13%, …
Mar 22 2020
What Do You Mean No Sports?
Richard is taking the dearth of new material rather hard and e-Sports are no substitute though he’s trying to learn to like them. Me? I like weird stuff anyway. This is the Finals of the World Professional Darts Championship. I watched it first run on BBC. It’s different. I happen to play and while I …
Mar 22 2020
The Breakfast Club (electoral alienation)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Mar 21 2020
Cut His Mike
Donald Trump’s life blood is the news media, especially cable news, since he doesn’t read. Since he took residence in the people’s house, he has manipulated the them to send his message to the followers of his cult and campaign for his reelection. When some of the cable news outlets stopped televising his sporadic lie …
Mar 21 2020
In Memoriam: Kenny Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020)
“You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ’em.” The Gambler has folded for the last time. Kenny Rogers, the Grammy award-winning country music icon, has died aged 81. Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” according to a statement …
Mar 20 2020
Sometimes, you’re just plain wrong.
You know, if Megan McArdle weren’t so butt hole ignorant about mostly everything except ass kissing for success and working your network as opposed to, you know, actually knowing something and contributing value instead of extracting rent because you were to the manor born, and had just shut up about how wrong she was or …
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