71

Happy Birthday to me and thank you to my Mom............she did all the work!

Been a grand ride around the sun but time is not refundable.

Not much difference besides a mustache from 70 to 71.  Weight down.  Eating well. Feel strong, legs need more miles.  Losing fat is hard. Being fat, obese, or overweight is harder.  Always something to do. 

I didn't harvest an elk, an antelope, or a deer this year.  May never again.

Last night was great. Had so much scenery, and it was so close to the boat.

Whales. Seals. Birds. Mahi-mahi chasing schools of baitfish. Massive flock of man-o-war birds. Great night on the water. Great food and family. Blessed and thankful. Another day in Baja!!!

I received several nice presents today (a new Keurig coffee maker had my name on it, thank you), but Mr. Market came through in true holiday ebullience.

What more could a trader ask for?  It's been a solid year.  I don't make prognostications often, but I would assume it will be tougher in 2025 without the Mag 7 garnering all the attention.  Some phenomenal companies are doing great things with explosive earnings out there.   Let's hope more Palantir's find their way into my portfolio.

I did sell half my Costco position above a grand the other day.  When they announce a split I will be back in size.  

Last night it was time to celebrate.  I had a martini.

Alcohol doesn't do it for me these days.  Seldom imbibe.  It'll be another year until my next martini!

Elon, Vance, Vivek, and the rest of the Trump Train are about to leave the station.   What a time to be alive!

LFG!

And in 2025 keep my favorite quotes in mind.  They have served me well.

The extra mile is never crowded.

Americans underestimate the value of pure freedom.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. 

Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. 

Luck, typically created by hard work colliding with opportunity.

  

College Life..................

 

This time in my life was special.  College days.  Trapping my way through life!  $65 for a red fox pelt was special then and still is today.  It was then that I knew I would always work for myself.  I would always cook what I caught, and eat what I killed.

I had one job in college that I despised.   I worked for the Minnesota Highway Department, a state government job that taught me about the lack of incentives for employees to do the right thing for taxpayers.  I couldn't imagine working for a government agency or large corporation for a career. 

I earned a degree in social science with a secondary teaching certificate in Minnesota and quickly learned that teaching was rewarding but wasn't going to take me where I wanted.   Sitting in teachers' lounges listening to teachers gossip about students and their parents wasn't my cup of tea nor was the simple fact that no matter what I tried, the same kids in the back of the class that were goofballs on the first day of school would be jag-offs on the last day of the school year.  I can't imagine the difficulty in classrooms today without a father in sight for them.         

VAX STATUS UPDATE for VAXXED CHILDREN

New CDC study finds Pfizer's COVID vaccine increases the risk of infection and symptomatic disease in young children who have never had COVID.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39656907/

Hey You, Yes, You, CONGRESS, listen up............

The only people in the United States of Amerca that deserve a pay raise are the AMERICAN PEOPLE.

Not Congress, not the Senate.

It's Mexico .......................

 SOMEDAY......................

Milton Eagles H.S. Football, Georgia Champions!

A big shout-out to the Milton High School Football Team for last night winning the top spot in Georgia over Langston-Hughes H.S. by a score of 56 to 35.  Thank you also to Georgia Public Broadcasting and all its sponsors for allowing me to sit here in Palmilla, in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, and watch the game on my phone! 

Ben Reaves is the real deal as head coach.  It is Milton's first 15-0 season!   Congratulations to the entire community, the coaches, staff, Milton H.S. administration, and the staff surrounding this effort.     

THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER

Ghost Ranch sits on the northern bank of the Yellowstone River for a couple of miles.

Click on this link and enjoy!

The Yellowstone. Shape of a River.

Elon Musk X and Donald J. Trump

I can't imagine how far down the rabbit hole we would be if Elon Musk had not mustered up $44,000,000,000 and purchased X. 

The injustice of the media, the agencies, the politicians, and liberal lunatics against Mr. Trump were out of control.

The courage, experience, love of country, perseverance and the intelligence of Musk and Trump will be on center stage for years.

God Bless America and God Bless Elon Musk and Donald Trump.