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About the only bullish thing right now is how morosely bearish I am.

Mid-December and these babies are still crisp on the tree. Left a bunch up after harvest for a longer fruit picking season. Love Russets! #foodstr #homesteading

Good Morning.

Don’t recall a time when all the top-drawer traders I know are so completely at odds. No-one has a clue. Merry Christmas!

45 years today since this gem was released. One of the holiday staples in our house when I were a lad, along with Indiana Jones and Starwars. So many quotable lines! And that soundtrack, obvs.

For the kids(tm)🇪🇺

It is astonishing how quickly the iron curtain is coming down on freedom in Europe. Mandatory digital ID for social media (“to protect the kids!”) removes the last shreds of anonymous internet use, banking is obviously following with the digital Euro and the curtailment of physical cash. In Europe it’s overt, because the populations allow it, but it’s happening everywhere eventually. Shocking to be living through these times.

Benefits - EU Digital Identity Wallet -

Goodness now I’m watching crypto as the only part of these forsaken markets that’s climbing off today’s lows in AH. Not sure what that says about the state we’re in.

Quick kid meal. Eggs, milk, seasoning salt, sourdough, bit of butter in the cast iron. Yum, eggy bread! #foodstr #kidstr

FIFA token-based collectables / ticket purchasing for the World Cup: absolute shit show. Site broken, again, with thousands either given tickets for no charge (which will have to be clawed back) or charged and not given ticket rights. Guess which camp yours truly is in.