{"id":53075,"date":"2021-01-04T15:03:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=53075"},"modified":"2021-01-04T16:42:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:42:58","slug":"my-first-column-of-2021-im-upbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=53075","title":{"rendered":"My first column of 2021. I’m upbeat."},"content":{"rendered":"

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2020 wasn’t that bad, for me. But for friends losing their father at his home or their uncle in a nursing home, it was awful. I have friends who got covid and are alive, but still weak and have no taste or smell.<\/p>\n

The best thing we can do for ourselves is to be bored, not let our guard down and not be depressed at minor things — like how awful today has been — except it’s edging back after an awful opening and collapse. Here are the three indexes today until — 3 PM.<\/p>\n

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More industries booming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

+ Tattoo artists around the country say that as protests took off this year, requests to remove or cover up racist tattoos did, too.<\/p>\n

+ As more of us flee the cities to the bucolic country, so my local free giveaway…<\/p>\n

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… has a wonderful ad for my favorite Generac (GNRC)<\/p>\n

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Am I missing New York City?
\n<\/strong><\/span>A friend asked me “Was I missing New York City?”
\nI answered “Yes” and “No.”
\nHe was not impressed with my answer.
\nMy “logic” is simple: If you want a peaceful life, love where you are.
\nRemember the Stephen Stills 1970 line, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

I’ve never seen this. It may not be New York City. It’s shot by Sean Rowley, Wildlife Photographer of the\u00a0Year.
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\nThis is from Indonesia. I’ve been there, but not seen this:<\/p>\n

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If you can’t travel at present, look at some great photos. For the other 42 winners, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Streaming TV is exploding<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My “easy” solution is to dump your cable TV and your DirecTV, buy a Roku for each of your TV sets and subscribe to YouTubeTV once for $64.99 a month. Think of YouTubeTV as a replacement for cable TV or DirecTV. It has local channels and national channels — but not HBO or The Tennis Channel (drat).<\/p>\n

Then there’s AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Disney +, HBO Max. Think of them as movie channels, each with their own monthly fees and millions of new and old movies to watch. Confusing.<\/p>\n

The nice thing about Roku is you can access anything you want. Just pay the extra fees. With Roku you pay one-time for the Roku box and remote — unlike DirecTV, cable channels and FiOS where you rent — never own –their various, ridiculously large boxes. With Roku you easily get into Netflix, which I love.<\/p>\n

I own stock in every one of them — Amazon, Google (YouTubeTV), Apple, Roku, and Netflix.<\/p>\n

FuboTV is another streamer. I can’t figure out what they do or charge, except they seem to appeal to Spanish speakers.<\/p>\n

Today, I read that Discovery+ is launching next Monday with “homier” fare — cooking shows, nature shows, home improvement shows and\u00a0 unscripted programs from HGTV, the Food Network, TLC, ID, Animal Planet and the company\u2019s flagship, Discovery.<\/p>\n

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Today’s NYTimes reports that Discovery CEO David Zaslav is wagering that people are now ready to subscribe to a streaming service filled with the kind of thing you can watch with one eye while folding the laundry, paying bills or scrolling through social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Who folds laundry?<\/p>\n

I dry my laundry with three tennis balls. Bingo, no wrinkles.<\/p>\n

If your hands are being cracked by the cold weather.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Or by tennis, this stuff is really magic.<\/p>\n

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Only $6. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you see these in your supermarket, buy them.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

They’re the best. They’re my latest addiction.<\/p>\n

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Here are a couple of funny videos. Enjoy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n