North Dakota's General Fund Revenues Exceeded Forecast; 2017 - 2019 Biennium Closed Out

From The Bismarck Tribune: general fund revenues exceed North Dakota legislature's forecast. Data points:

• last two-year budget cycle came in at 5.4% over the forecast adopted in March, 2019
• most of the overage due to an excess of earnings from the Legacy Fund 
• that's how Warren Buffett describes his Berkshire earnings: as an excess ... LOL
• the 2017 - 2019 biennium ended June 30, 2019, with $250 million in general fund revenues
• $250 million / 800,000 = $300/person
• total collected in the biennium: $4.91 billion
• actual general fund revenues exceeded the 2017 forecast by 13.5%.

See Kiplinger's negative report about North Dakota, January, 2019. It gets tedious.

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The Apple Page

Six years ago, or thereabouts, I decided it was time to buy a new iPad. I was still using an old iPad version 2. I think Apple is well into version 6 or greater, and now with many, many different versions.

Version 2 became available in 2011. Version 3, which we did not buy, became available in 2012. 

I finally bought one -- at Costco. The 12.9" iPad Pro -- the largest available.

I made the decision after my son-in-law commented on how incredible he found the iPad Pro.

Wow, it is incredible. Set-up was 20 seconds; about three steps. Connected seamlessly to remote speakers. Synced automatically with all other Apple devices we have.

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The Book Page

For the weekend, a small little hardcover:

• The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit Of The Unknown, Karen Olsson, c. 2019.

Bought unseen after reading a review in WSJ a few weeks ago.

The author:

• author of novels Waterloo; and, All The Houses
• has written for The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Bookforum, and, Texas Monthly
• former editor of the Texas Observer
• graduate of Harvard University with a degree in mathematics
• lives in Austin, TX

Jacket synopsis begins: Karen Olsson's stirring and unusual third book, The Weil Conjectures, tells the story of the brilliant Weil siblings -- Simone, a philosopher, mystic and social activist, and André, an influential mathematician -- while also recalling the years Olsson spent studying math.