This month we review five books: “Triumph” (288 pages, paperback, 1964) by Phillip Wylie: Set in 1963, this is science fiction/end-of-th-world genre that also examines racial and gender roles. “In the world’s upper hemisphere, only one small group has survived World War III: fourteen people, sheltered deep within a limestone mountain in Connecticut [...]
Although asset prices are declining, TMP did increase slightly in value this month; up about $2K. TMP is only up because the Realtor.com algorithm seems to lag the other algorithms by 3 – 6 months. Zillow and Redfin show house prices slightly down. But all (other) assets are declining. TMP is up by [...]
Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we added six new books. Nothing because we are still busy with much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, a commercial property in escrow, stabilizing our most recent purchase… “Stand” (114 pages, paperback, 2022) by Pastor Jon Benzinger: [...]
We are up $3K from last month. But some of the house estimating algorithms show a decrease in values. Here’s our ‘Just Jeff’ to explain it all: Other assets regained some of the lost value we reported last month. We are now in a recession. TOTAL ASSETS = TMPbank_Account + [...]
Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we added no books; NOTHING. Nothing because we are still busy with much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, a commercial property in escrow, stabilizing our most recent purchase… “The Other Half of Church” (240 pages, paperback, 2020) [...]
This month we review four books: “Sealed Orders” (406 pages, paperback, 2018) (412 pages, paperback, 2017) by Alaric Bond: I read and reviewed the first nine books in this British Naval Fiction series; “His Majesty’s Ship”, “The Jackass Frigate”, “True Colors”, “Cut and Run”, “The Patriot’s Fate” and “The Torrid Zone”, "The Scent [...]
We are up $10K from last month. All other assets lost value. We are now in a recession. TOTAL ASSETS = TMPbank_Account + TMP_Valencia + TMP2bank_Account/2 + TMP2_29th/2 + TMP2_Crismon/2 Valencia increased by $5K. The increases have slowed, but prices are still going up. 29th Avenue increased by $6K. Our [...]
Every month we show what is on our reading table. This month we added two books; both just recently published in May of this year. Not many added or read because we are still busy with much personal and business activity going on. Birthdays, homecomings, graduations, a commercial property in escrow (learn all [...]
This month we are finishing the review of three two of the six books from last month as below: “Genesis and the Big Bang” (224 pages, paperback, 1991) by Gerald Schroeder: He is a physicist and a Jewish theologian. In this 1991 book he attempts to reconcile the age of the universe, about [...]
We are up $13K from last month. Oil stayed in 2nd place thanks to the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine. Oil has the distinction of going the lowest ($47,900 in April 2020) during the initial stages of the COVID panic and coming back the highest. And the stock market is hanging in there. [...]
