Here’s a spot in Santa Ana, California – although it could be just about anywhere. Every town in North America has a string of used car lots along the sides of its aging eight lane suburban arterials. In this location land values and market demand for housing are so incredibly high even the obscene regulatory … Continue reading The Platypus
I have a natural predisposition that leads me in funky counter cyclical directions so I appreciate hearing from like-minded individuals. Chatting with people with similar interests helps me feel less weird. But I’m also ever vigilant to avoid confirmation bias where self selecting populations all agree on a set of decisions that are entirely false … Continue reading My Venn Diagram With Peak Prosperity
During the drive from the airport into Denver last week I spotted something on the horizon in the evening twilight. It looked like an ocean liner or an offshore oil rig. I was intrigued. I wanted to get closer and see what it was. As the car twisted along the highway I got a slightly … Continue reading Mont Saint-Michel on the Prairie
My first blog post of 2018 is going to take a look back – not so much at the past year, but at the last half century. History unfolds in long slow pendulum swings and it’s important to step back and see a bigger picture every so often. 2017 marked the 50th Anniversary of the … Continue reading Summer of Love + 50
Granola Shotgun 