The world didn’t end. But shutting the government down can’t be good long-term for anyone or the stock market. My recommendation is to use the next few days to exhaustively research the stocks you own and figure which are long-term keepers and which are long-term sellers. A friend sent me this chart from SentimenTraders.com:
The chart shows that on average, the market did a little better a month after the shutdown ended. That’s telling you not to panic (irrrespective of what you personally think of Congress. But to re-assess.
Canon’s new G16. Canon has released a G16, which is marginally improved over my favorite G15 (see photo on right). The G16 is $549. The G15 is a better deal at $439. Click here. I’ll be writing more when I get my hands on a G16 (probably at B&H). For now, I love my G15. It’s my “go-to” camera. It’s powerful and pocketable. The only reason I’d upgrade to a G16 is if the shutter lag is shorter.
Shutter lag is critical when you’re photographing fast-moving objects — like children. For them I use my DSLR (digital single lens reflex) — a Nikon D7100 with an 18 mm to 200 mm. But it’s much heavier and nearly five times as expensive.
The changing world of eyeglasses. At your local eyeglass retail store, you’ll easily spend $250 for a pair eyeglasses with prescription lenses. At Warby Parker you’ll spend $95. But at ZenniOptical you’ll spend $20 to $40, which includes the frame and the lenses. I just bought two pairs with my new prescription for $71.85 — less than I’ve been spending at my local optical store to replace two lenses in an old frame.
Susan says my taste in glasses stinks. Me thinks she might be happy with this:
From Zenni, it’s $19, which includes my own prescription lenses. Why not?
Harry Newton who’s never seen such an explosion of startups. Everyone and their uncle is bringing me fun ideas — usually Internet-based — that will make them (and me) zillionaires. Some of them will. But checking them is very time-consuming. (Hence today’s column is short.) Keys that I look for:
+ A talented management team, with complimentary skills.
+ A willingness to listen.
+ An understanding that for ever dollar spent on engineering (creating the product or service) you’ll need $10 on marketing. I rarely see an adequate budget for marketing.
The glasses should make you look very handsome…much like Greg Gutfield on “The FIVE” FOX news channel 5 pm NYC time…you should watch them once in awhile anyway, for enlightenment. Not every day…just once in awhile!
You’ll regret Zinni. They require you to have PD(pupillary distance) in the script. The optomistrst doesn’t provide it. So when you go to the eyeglass store they measure it, and put it in the order, but not in your script. You have to get it measured. There are online tools, but they suck. Good luck. Ive tried 3 cheap pairs of glasses from Zinni. they are all in the dump.