{"id":52491,"date":"2020-11-16T14:55:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=52491"},"modified":"2020-11-16T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:58:12","slug":"cant-travel-long-for-incredible-beauty-flip-through-these-incredible-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=52491","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t travel? Long for incredible beauty? Flip through these incredible photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Look at these beautiful photos. I wish I were somewhere there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/\"><div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/embed.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.technologyinvestor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F11%2FMost-Incredible-Pix-Ever.pps\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How frustrating investing can be<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How do you find good stocks? You look at what you&#8217;re buying and are happy with. Usually this works &#8212; viz. Apple, Amazon, Costco, Home Depot, Nike, Zoom Video, Generac, Roku and Square. But not always. I&#8217;m in love with IcyHot and all the Gold Bond skin care products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/icyhot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gold-bond.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Turns out they&#8217;re all made by a company called Chattem, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.\u00a0 Turns out, sadly (for me) that they&#8217;re owned by a french pharma company, called Sanofi, whose stock has not done much in the last five years, except go up and down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SanofiFiveYears.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So much for that idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Logitech sparkles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I missed Logitech as an investment. Neat chart. The demand for its work-at-home gadgetry has been intense. But the stock has had a huge run.\u00a0 Wait for it to come in a little more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/logic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Everyone is on Zoom. But most everyone&#8217;s zoom feed looks and sounds awful &#8212; largely because their old laptop wasn&#8217;t made for decent videoconferencing. Hence, buy this new LogicTech gadgetry: I haven&#8217;t used it yet. But the specs are awesome:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/StreamCAm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s $200, but I suspect worth every penny. Notice that it uses an USB-C plug. It works well with Macs and newer laptops. Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Logitech-StreamCam-Streaming-Microphone-960-001282\/dp\/B08G8XY3GZ\/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&amp;keywords=streamcam&amp;qid=1605409775&amp;sr=8-6#customerReviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Latest tips<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Don&#8217;t sign up for anything. Unsubscribe doesn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Don&#8217;t sign up for trial periods. They&#8217;ll keep billing you forever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Turn off auto-correct on your iPhone. Settings\/General\/Keyboard\/Auto-correction. Try it. you can always turn it back on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ My friend Matt lost 31 pounds in ten months. He drinks a gallon of water a day. He follows Weight Watchers ($25 a\u00a0month). Cheaper: Eat less &#8212; if you have the discipline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Don&#8217;t give your money to any one else to manage. Mismanage it yourself. More fun. Start with a handful of cheap,\u00a0good Vanguard funds &#8212; VTI, VGT and VBR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Delta may be the safest airline &#8212; if you have to fly. Try not to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Stay home for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ How to fix something &#8212; anything &#8212; can be found on YouTube. It&#8217;s an amazing resource.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ Men&#8217;s suits are on sale everywhere. But no one is wearing them. Hint: Diversification in business really works.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Two runoff races in Georgia could give the Democrats the Senate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The goal is to have the Senate, the House and the Presidency in the same Democratic control. Hence no gridlock. Get something done. Like\u00a0 a well-funded, well-organized program to attack this pandemic. Get the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines out to everyone. Make vaccines mandatory &#8212; like measles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cW<em>inning these two races will depend on getting out the Democratic vote (all mail-in ballots must be requested again), and that is going to require lots of TV time, lots of bodies, lots of social media advertising, so lots of money.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are two key places to give money to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">+ Stacey Abrams operation; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/fairfight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">+ The\u00a0Georgia Senate Victory Fund. Click\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/jlieber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Eleanor turned 7 on the weekend<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Eleanor-at-7-birthday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We did a Zoom call. I held up 4 x 6 cards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Spelling.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"193\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0She read them all flawlessly, including this trick one. Susan says everyone can read at 7. But I&#8217;m impressed. Doesn&#8217;t take much to impress grandfathers. I wish I could fly out to see her. I&#8217;m scared of this virus. It&#8217;s getting worse and worse. Look at today&#8217;s numbers:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/November-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At dinner parties and game nights, casual American life is fueling the coronavirus surge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I know it&#8217;s boring staying at home. But it&#8217;s even more boring being dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>I like this<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MarysPig-443x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MarysPig-443x600.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MarysPig.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>He is a source of endless, great humor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Spurs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How could anyone be so callous?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump\u2019s campaign travel<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">The dramatic impact of the virus on the Secret Service\u2019s presidential protection unit comes as growing numbers of prominent Trump allies and White House officials have fallen ill also.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the full story, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/secret-service-coronavirus-outbreak\/2020\/11\/13\/610eebcc-2539-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;wpisrc=nl_most&amp;carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F2cb87c8%2F5faebbd09d2fda0efb66aa6a%2F596b24a09bbc0f403f8bf9d0%2F8%2F66%2F019f26c8651b7e8410e8d99622d65053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Rotation into value stocks\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I bought a few GE and Ford. Cramer&#8217;s ideas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish picking stocks were easier. I&#8217;m tempted to buy more Apple. I get my new iPhone 12 Pro Max this Friday. I&#8217;m told it&#8217;s awesome. I love my Apple Watch, the latest Series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I played my 246th consecutive day of tennis this morning. Francis just played two weeks of tennis every day. He says he feels great. He&#8217;s also much faster on the court. We played on the weekend. He looks happier too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Exercise is good. It cures stress, anxiety, etc. Tennis is good because you&#8217;re focusing on winning the game, not on reps and stupid machines in a germy gym.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See you tomorrow &#8212; <em>Harry Newton<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look at these beautiful photos. I wish I were somewhere there. How frustrating investing can be How do you find good stocks? You look at what you&#8217;re buying and are happy with. Usually this works &#8212; viz. Apple, Amazon, Costco, Home Depot, Nike, Zoom Video, Generac, Roku and Square. But not always. 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