No Vaccine for The Fandemic

Posted by Ed Crane on  June 22, 2021
I’m not a kid and I live 2817 miles from Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, But any late afternoon or early evening between April and October, you are most likely to find me sitting in from of the television, watching a bunch of spoiled millionaires, or soon to be millionaires, trying not to break a nail, pull a hammy or get hit with one of those Coppertone juiced baseballs hurled 100 miles

Six Flags Over Gavin

Posted by Ed Crane on  June 17, 2021
I recently made the observation–which here in California is probably not the majority view–that Governor Gavin Newsom got it right–that his handling of the Pandemic, which led to some long and frustrating shutdowns worked out better, in terms of numbers than many other states, including big ones like Texas and Florida that re opened earlier. California has fewer Corona virus deaths per capita, and while lots of jobs were lost, they came mostly from the

Fasten Your Seat Belts

Posted by eccpodadmin on  June 16, 2021
For six years now the cost of money—borrowing it anyway has been incredibly cheap, and that was by design. But now the so-called cheap money strategy is over, as the Federal Reserve ended it’s 2-day monetary policy meeting by dropping hints that inflation is the wild card and if prices keep climbing interest rates will begin heading north as well. Right now, banks pay less than a quarter point to borrow money. That’s about as

Did Gavin Get It Right?

Posted by Ed Crane on  June 15, 2021
When Covid 19 hit California in March of 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom wasted little time in making the people he governs crazy. Using the state’s Emergency Powers, the ones reserved for say a Tsunami that slammed into Los Angeles or ISIS thugs taking over Disneyland or even the next giant quake, the slick looking, confident liberal leader became the Lord and Master of 40 million constituents. Suddenly we were ordered to stay home, avoid non-family

Hackers Are No Slackers

Posted by Ed Crane on  June 10, 2021
Sometimes, I’ll just shake my head, other times I just burst out laughing at the very idea of de-funding the police. Some cops are as bad as the people they arrest. Most in my opinion are hardworking and fair. Deserving of our respect and admiration. If you’re a CPA, a utility worker, a car salesman, a teacher or an insurance broker, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll come home from work in one piece. Work