Category: Politics, Religion & Money

Monetary Money

Today, Fed Chairman Jay Powell is widely expected to announce another interest rate cut. Recently, I predicted that rates won’t change this month. Am I wrong? Stay tuned.

Update: Darn, they did it. Another 0.25% cut. It was an academic question, as the change doesn’t affect me.

This graph spans my entire working life, from 1971 when I started my part-time job in high school, through my retirement in 2017.

So now Wall Street goes into full-blown panic mode. They’ve had an incredibly good year, with all-time highs, but having everything is never enough for these guys.

It’s hilarious that uncertainty is often given as the reason for market instability, because here they’ve been told what to expect in the coming year and it has the same effect. Count on Trump putting pressure on Powell.

Debbie Needs a Day Job

Debbie Daughtry at WNYC with Mr. & Mrs. Colbert

That’s Debbie Daughtry with Stephen and Evie Colbert at WNYC, just ten days ago. WNYC recently announced another round of layoffs and today on LinkedIn, Debbie announced that she’s looking for a new job. Debbie does not live by Boss Radio 66 alone!

Debbie Daughtry / Sound Engineer at Ichiban Radio Productions

Hi everyone! I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. If you hear of any opportunities or just want to catch up, please send me a message or comment below. I’d love to reconnect. hashtag#OpenToWork

About me & what I’m looking for:

Experienced Broadcast Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. Skilled in Streaming Media, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Audio Engineering, and Audio Post Production. Strong operations professional graduated from The University of Georgia.

  • Radio Host, Podcaster, Sound Designer, Audio Engineer, and Music Curator roles.
  • I’m open to roles in Brooklyn.
  • I’ve previously worked at New York Public Radio.

I Didn’t Know This

Late this evening, after I’d turned off the outside lights (except for the strings of lights on the Christmas decorations), I received a text message on my phone from someone claiming to be an Amazon delivery driver. I wasn’t expecting a package until tomorrow, so I flagged the message as spam and deleted it.

An hour later, I checked the e-mail account I use exclusively for Amazon and it said that a package had been delivered. Checking the front porch, sure enough there was tomorrow’s delivery. My first same-day delivery as a 28-year Amazon customer. This got me checking on Amazon’s policies.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html

Deliveries can occur between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time. To avoid disturbing you, delivery drivers may knock on the door, ring the doorbell, or directly contact you for delivery only between the hours of 8:00 am – 8:00 pm local time, unless your delivery is scheduled or requires a signature. For those deliveries, drivers may place a call or text to the phone number you provided for your order. They should not attempt to deliver the package outside 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. unless they are able to reach you.

So the driver was trying to reach me to get approval for the delivery, that he made anyway. I think it’s ridiculous that deliveries should ever be promised for as late as 10 PM, and I am not at all comfortable with the idea of drivers texting my cellphone number. When I entered my cell number to enable 2-factor authentication, I didn’t know I was giving them permission to have drivers text me. Not liking this.

Biden Plays His Trump Card

Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter.

Trump will not be able to undo the pardon when he takes office. And its sweeping nature means the Trump Justice Department will not be able to reopen the long-running criminal probe of the president’s son.

https://news.yahoo.com/haven-t-seen-pardon-sweeping-051200296.html

What else could he do, knowing what Trump would do after taking office? He would have used the Justice Department for a revenge attack against Biden by putting his son through the wringer. Revenge for what? Winning the 2020 election.

I was going to post this commentary by Jon Stewart a couple of weeks ago, but then waited for a better opportunity, and Biden’s pardon is it. “Playing the norms” is for losers.