Obligatory, 10.16.15; TGIF

Finally at the end of a grueling week.  Maybe it just seems grueling because the grind is getting harder and harder to maintain.

At any rate, the weekend is near and I'm mighty glad of it.

We live in "interesting times".  There was a story about a weatherman in Europe who questioned climate change and was suspended.  Suspended?  For what?!  I supposed to doubt climate change is as bad as saying an F-bomb on television.  Or maybe that wouldn't even register a complaint these days.

It's getting rather old around here, but climate change is a religion, not a science.  You don't punish people for having different scientific opinions.  You do punish them for heresies.

Moving on...

The stock market went up yesterday.  You know what?  It doesn't matter to me.  There's no credibility in the stock market.  It goes up because the expectation is for low interest rates to continue.  This isn't good news, despite the euphoric response.  Higher interest rates are a better indication of growth than lower ones.  It only goes to show that the markets are responding to the wrong things.  It's kinda insane to point to higher stock prices as evidence of prosperity when the higher prices are caused by bad news that keeps interest rates down.  Interesting times, huh?

But there's mixed signals.  Unemployment claims are said to be way down.  If that's so, then isn't that a reason for higher rates?  Is it mixed signals, or just bravo sierra?

When working yesterday, I saw on a TV screen the result of a poll where Hillary is seen by a significant majority to be dishonest.  So, is that resume enhancer then that she's dishonest?  Why is she leading in the polls if she's seen as dishonest?  Character really doesn't matter anymore after all.

Up is down and down is up.  As we go down deeper into the rabbit hole, we may see even more interesting things in the future.