Browsing the blog archives for March, 2009

Now Folks Are Doubting Cramer

Economy, Humor

It’s not bad enough that there have been some recent whispers that slavishly following the pundits on CNBC might not be good for your financial health, now Jon Stewart is engaging in a sort of slug-fest with Jim Cramer.

My Strawberries Have a Disease

bio, Gardening

Does anyone out there recognize what is wrong with my strawberries and have a suggestion what I might do to correct my bad situation?
Diseased Strawberry Plant

To Get a Feeling for the Day’s Market

Economy

Phillip Davis writes a column each day entitled Options Trader . He  has a  service aimed at options traders that I don’t subscribe to, but his daily summary comments, although aimed at his options traders, give some good insights into where he thinks things are heading, certainly on a short term basis, and sometimes looking out further. I guess I would add his articles give me a feeling for the “tone” of the daily financial markets. If I want to go a few levels deeper into detail then I look for David Fry’s latest charts here.

I Take CNBC with More Than One Grain of Salt

Economy, Heavy Lifting, Humor

It isn’t wise to slavishly follow what is shown on CNBC, and for heavens sake, when they start yelling, mute it!