Listening to the soundtrack from the movie " Dazed and Confused" set in 1976 a year after the ole Govteach graduated from HS, the music was pretty much what we listen to. That said, by 76-77, I had switched to more " Cosmic Cowboy" music, was wearing Hawaiian shirts and cowboy boots, a softball sized dip of Copenhagen....A heck of a look for a history major......BTW time I met my wife, my look had changed to a little more " Preppy."
First, I want to thank you for reading the blog.
I checked the numbers and was shocked at how many people read this publication. Literally it makes you wonder sometimes if I am doing right or not, and then, I get messages from folks and well, I am hitting the bullseye for them and it makes you keep going.
We heard from teachers concerning the last blog. They are not happy. Many want out, and some wonder if they move, with today's geopolitical/geoeconomic situation, what kind of drive they would have and what kind of money would they have to pay for gasoline? ( I am telling you, you Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Subaru Legacy/Impreza drivers are going to happy with your vehicle. )
Some of the teachers I've heard from were even wondering as I eluded to yesterday are concerned it is no better at Lumberton or PNG, or LCM......"Do I even want to stay teaching?"
- Secondly, I have been approached by a couple of people concerning the stock market and investments to store their retirement, liquidity.
I probably can pick you a list of stocks I would consider, but you know, right now, I probably would pick a bunch of losers and because of that, wouldn't dream of telling you a suggestion. Especially with the economic situation that is coming.
And besides, if I pick you a couple of stinker investments, how mad are you going to be at me? ( The only investments for sure might be bags of dry beans, flour, sugar, cornmeal....)
I was asked by someone if they should get cash and silver and bury it in a mayonnaise jar under the house? And the thought of that has crossed my mind....
Please don't ask me for financial advise. I am not a CFA, I look at economics, and it is mostly study of the finances of the whole....
- Finally, prepare yourself mentally. Hope for the best, get ready for the worst.
The economics looks bad, really bad. The hard times are not here as of yet. I figure by May people will really start to react.
Be glad what you have, yes, it might not be the same as it was in the past, but you could be in a nation that is much worse off than the one you are living in.
I may write more concerning economics over the next few, well, months, years, however long this mess lasts.
( Came close to a sermon on here this morning using the Book of Lamentations as my source....But I spared you...That theological school training sometimes tries to come out.....)
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