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This has got to be one of the most unexpected things I’ve read all year: where’s the most praised airport in the world? Vietnam! I’ve been to the one in Singapore, and it is indeed spectacular, but I honestly find it stunning (and pretty cool) that Vietnam has got even that beat.
I guess eventually they’ll just put in a gondola.
First off, don’t worry. This isn’t a suicide note. Although I can hardly stomach the market right now, there’s no way I’d do that to my premium subscribers (as for the free accounts, yeah, help me tie this hangman’s noose, if it’s not too much trouble).
Instead, this post is intended to share some thoughts on how I spent my Saturday at a music festival called Cruel World, which is about as out of character for me as dressing up in a garter and high heels. Hanging out in Southern California (don’t like) with other human beings (don’t like) in the sun (don’t like) is just not my cup of tea. I’d much rather me in a dark room with a laptop.
All the same, I did go down, along with the twelve hours of driving required to get to and flee from the place. I am very much a child of the 1980s, and since the musical was ostensibly from that era, I was at least able to join a portion of the music to some degree. However, I’ve got to say, out of 100,000 people (literally), I was, in my estimation, the only person in the entire mob that wasn’t clinically psychotic.
(more…)Tim is nowhere to be found!
Preface to all posts: in an effort to get me out of a lifelong rut of avoiding humans and events at all costs, some friends are having me spend the weekend at a musical event. I’m driving very extensively and will be largely offline, so I’m putting up some Very Best of Slope posts in my absence. See you Monday morning!
A bicycle ride gave me some clarity, and I wanted to share those thoughts with you now. And the clarity wasn’t a total accident. I was going to run an errand on my bike, and I told myself as I got on, “I’m going to think about asset inflation on this ride.” In this absurdly controlled market, one has to strive to create decent content, so I decided to put my mind to work.
So I took off. I love my neighborhood. I took a few moments of video on my bike to show how pleasant it is. Just block after block of this:
