Author: Rick Roma

Last night, my wife and I binged one of the latest Netflix shows, Too Hot to Handle. For those of you who are unaware of the show, oh boy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_OUwF28fJU   Yes, it was about as dumb and mindless as you could get, but that's what we needed for a few hours. Zonk out in… Continue reading Too Hot to Handle and the Audition Reviewers →

*While the title states masks everywhere, I'm talking about in the future once we've pushed through the current state of pandemic.* ** I started writing this a month ago and have changed my position slightly. Not regarding masks, but about my commute. There's is a near zero chance that I will be traveling in a… Continue reading Masks, Masks, Everywhere →

Businesses with a digital focus who were already fully integrated with the future economy are gaining market share day by day. Those who didn't are being left behind, but may not be dead yet. They either have one now and are implementing it ferociously or they will never open again. Now, what if you are… Continue reading Stock Market, Main Street, and Digital →

Over the past few weeks, I have begun reading everything I can get my hands on regarding the international monetary system. With the increase in the Fed's balance sheet and the amount of money that will need to be pumped into the system, I find myself wondering what the future monetary system will look like.… Continue reading Back into Bitcoin →

Michael Burry, the renowned fund manager who called the mortgage crisis in '07-'09  and was immortalized in "The Big Short", recently took to Twitter to opine that the current COVID lockdown should end immediately. Despite my disagreements to this, I followed him to better understand the argument for "opening" the economy sooner rather than later,… Continue reading Killers of the Flower Moon →

Yesterday, Chamath Palihapitiya went on CNBC and stated that companies should be allowed to fail rather that get taxpayer money. https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1248425968529821696 While the host, Scott Wapner, couldn't seem to wrap his head around this idea, I completely agree with it. Ok. I'm aware that no company could have foreseen a pandemic of this magnitude where… Continue reading Chamath Palihapitiya Went on CNBC and His Point Was Completely Missed on Allowing Companies to Fail →

For the past month, I have awoken from my slumber and rather than going to the gym or gettingready for my daily commute, I've wandered downstairs and either rode the Peloton or fired up my laptop and started working. While working, I may have on the news, or YouTube, or The Office in the background… Continue reading Virus Killed the Audio Star →

No words. Just watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=526&v=3oKMjTqdTYo

  This summer, I have re-found my passion for golf and it has turned into a full-blown obsession. Few things have bit me and held hold quite like the game of golf and the competition, discipline, and stimulation it has brought back into my life that I lost when I stopped playing competitive sports some… Continue reading Golf Porn →

One of my daily web visits is to Amazon as I'm sure millions of people do. However, my focus is on books and ones that I have previously placed in my wish list on Kindle for the day when it goes on sale. Kindle regularly reduces their book prices to $2.99 or lower. The problem… Continue reading Wish List Quirks: Amazon Playing Tricks on Me →