I am starting this on Saturday Night and earlier today I went out for nearly 2 hours for a long roll down to Windsor Marina to take advantage of the much improved weather. It is so long since I had any kind of exercise and Lockdown seems to essentially revolve around eating (if I am not thinking about what I will eat or drink next, I am actually consuming something) and it struck me that my cardiovascular system really is crying out for a bit of use.
On the way back I bumped into Ewan Hughes (@EwanHughes7) who lives just around the corner from me and he came to the WheelieBash last summer, and it was excellent to see him again and to catch up on his latest Trading/Investing exploits. I was particularly pleased when he told me he had been out earlier and was walking around Eton and listening to our latest Podcast TPI 43, which he was streaming from Spotify using 4g. My goodness this modern tech stuff is pretty amazing.
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I had a mixed week with my Portfolio just scraping through with a tiny hit and with a visit to my Doctor back on Monday which involved some good news really, but also a bit of not-so-good news.
Prior to the visit to the Surgery (first time since the C19 shenanigans and it was a bit strange with all the PPE requirements and all that), I had a District Nurse come round and take some blood samples; so it was great to hear that they found nothing in the blood and it looks like I might have a few years left in me yet (just as well because the Blog backlog is insane).
I’ve been reading a lot and hearing a lot about how we could be about to enter into a massive Economic Boom, in the style of the ‘Roaring 20s’ which was the period running up to the Wall Street Crash in 1929 and when everything went a bit crazy after World War 1 and the Spanish Flu etc.
It is quite an attractive story and it would be very nice if it comes true, but as with anything I hear regarding Investment and the Economy, I always ask myself “Is this true? Is this likely to happen?” etc. In essence, when it comes to your money you must believe nothing and question everything.
Needless to say (but I will anyway), with all this Lockdown Life going on, I am watching far too much telly and I’m certainly not getting out much (I never do in the Winter anyway, but that’s not the point). But all this tellybox watching is not totally wasted because I heard some funny stuff as a consequence. Firstly, it was Johnny Vegas on ‘QI’ the other night going on about “DIY Gaviscon” which was a cocktail of half a pint of Baileys mixed with half a pint of Cointreau. The logic was that you could drink this during a heavy session, so that you could then keep going on the lagers…….
The other gem I heard was from one of the Founders of PayPal – I think his name was Hoffman and I caught him on CNBC or something and he said how starting a new business “…is like jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down”. I did giggle at that. |
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