Notes From All Over -- The "Are You Kidding Me?" Edition -- July 7, 2020

Wow, that was fast: unless restrained by rules and regulations, the time between a Trump tweet and the formal announcement is quite remarkably short.

US trucking:

Another unfortunate event (see this post):

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What's the market doing, mid-afternoon? In the big scheme of things: holding.

• D: up half a percent
• AAPL: up half a percent
• TSLA: up 2% at $1,400

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The Literary Page

Reading Keld Zeruneith's view of the Greek tragedians and their plays at the same time as reviewing James Fox' White Mischief is an absolutely fascinating juxtaposition.

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The Movie Page

TCM seems to simply be getting better and better. Or I'm getting more and more bored with the rest of "what's on television."

The three-minute bio of Ned Sparks was worth the cost of cable today.