A Shepherd Tackles Inflation

We’re constantly inundated with all types of economic data. We read and hear a daily barrage of acronyms and abbreviations. On the inflation front we’re told about CPI, PPI, PCE, core, non-core, etc. Even when one doesn’t know the nuances of the indicators you see it at the gas pumps Read more

Moral Hazard

You may have single-handedly dissuaded me from pursuing being an educator as a part-time encore career. Reading that your macro-economic instructor doesn’t tie current market conditions to current subject matter startled me. We’re living in very interesting times. While it was common in my college years to learn most things Read more

DIY Grill Fix

I wasn’t really expecting a kaboom, blood, nor flames when I decide to DIY retrofit my grill. I expected a few trips to the hardware store then back to BBQ in no time. The stakes weren’t that high. The grill was a dozen years old and had served me well Read more

Black Death Swan Dive

Black Death Swan Dive I like word play. Mixing phrases, words, tenses, and meanings into new combinations is historically a pursuit usually reserved for poets. It extends more recently to song writers and rappers. Subject matter doesn’t matter when well written. The grasp is the goal. Subtle nuance, double entendre, Read more