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I’ll bet most of us have seen a cormorant or two. They are generally black birds with a really long snaky neck that may be seen hanging around bodies of water diving for fish. They have been domesticated around the world for fishing. All you need to do is tame one and tie a cord around its neck. Not too tight now (but tight enough)! The cord acts as a leash.

If you have done much traveling outside of the United States, you have probably experienced differences in toilet mechanisms. Specifically: different ways to flush. Humanity’s varied approaches to these porcelain conveniences demonstrate the flexibility of the human mind.

The scent of a Crayola crayon is as iconic as the vibrant masterpieces they create, hung with care using magnets and refrigerator doors.  Atlas President Emeritus, J R Capps, sent me an article about the colorful sticks, and I could immediately sense that unique smell.  It was like a time machine transported me back to a more carefree age when the biggest concern was staying within th

Any casual observer knows inflation is rising.  Gas prices are frustrating Americans during the summer travel season.  Airlines aren’t helping much.  Seat restrictions are limiting supply while demand is growing as more and more folks venture away from home, still scarred by the previous couple of years being tethered to one’s abode. 

If you ever saw the movie “The Thing with Two Heads,” you may still be trying to forget it.  Starring Rosie Grier and Ray Milland, it covered the vicissitudes of life together when both their heads were functioning on one body.  Sorta reminds me of our Federal Reserve.

There’s a disturbance in the force and technology is behind it.  For instance, do you remember how disturbing it was to rewind your VHS tape?  And even with DVDs, they had to be returned to your favorite rental location or stored with your home entertainment system.  Now we download and stream.

At last Tuesday's Pie Party much of the discussion centered around the U.

The curvature of U.S. bond yields has attracted a lot of press of late.  Atlas has written about it in some of our blogs, and the significance of a possible inversion has frequently been a subject of discussion at our Pie Parties.  Whatever current shape the curve takes or your choice of maturity, the returns are still positive.  That's to be expected, right? 

Are you paying attention?  This Saturday's Powerball jackpot is already north of $625 million and climbing.  Let me spell that out: that's $625,000,000+ bucks, clams, scratch.  And with just a little bit of luck, it can be yours for a skanky little $2 bet.  Think about it: one Jefferson and you rake in racks.  Yeow!