Notes From All Over, The Late Night Sunday Edition: Parallel Universes, Bubba Wallace, And Other Silly Things -- August 2, 2020

I just dropped into a huge "funk." It's amazing how fast it can happen. It's like a switch that goes from "on" to "off' in a micro-second.

So, quick some music. Maybe I can forestall the "funk" from going into a full-fledged 48-hour depression. LOL.

It's Just a Matter of Time, Randy Travis
Hurricane watch: wow, I'm glad I don't watch television. I assume the weather channel was nothing but "hurricane" 24/7 for the past few days. And then it died. Apparently it was a hurricane until it wasn't. Apparently it turned out to be nothing but a rainstorm drenching Florida on its way to North Carolina. I'm sure "everyone" was hoping Mar a Lago would be wiped out. Or is it Mar-a-Lago? And, oh, by the way, did SpaceX astronauts land in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend -- despite the storm? I assume if NASA had been in charge, they would have delayed the return until the weather cleared. I'm beginning to like this Musk Melon fellow.

Bubba hits the big time! From the aptly-named silly-season-site (and I can't make this up): Bubba Wallace is in talks to take part ownership of/in his team. First thought I had: Bill Buckner had he been offered part ownership in the Red Sox in 1986.

In the wee hours of the morning on October 26, 1986, Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner lets an easy ground ball dribble between his legs and roll down the right-field line. It was just a routine fielding error, but it was a disaster for the Boston Red Sox: It was the 10th inning of the sixth game of the World Series; the game was tied; and, thanks to Buckner’s mistake, the runner on third had time to score, winning the game for the Mets and forcing a tiebreaking seventh—which, in the final innings, the Mets also won.

Even though Game 6 was tied because Boston’s pitchers couldn’t hold a two-run, two-out lead, and even though the Sox managed to fritter away a three-run lead in Game 7, people still blame Buckner for losing the championship. “I can’t remember the last time I missed a ball like that,” he said, “but I’ll remember this one.”

Back to Bubba:

"We went from probably having one meeting a week with a potential sponsor to five the last five weeks or so," said Murstein. "I think Bubba is probably the most recognizable NASCAR driver now, other than Richard Petty. So, we’ve got probably the two most recognizable names in the sport. It’s a marketer’s dream."

Wow, nothing but participation trophies and now part owner of his team. I'm living in a parallel universe to what I'm seeing across the event horizon. 

Speaking of the silly season: I won't link it and won't say anything more about it, but apparently the polls have reversed. Trump is now leading the man-in-the-basement. Not be confused with the lady-in-the-attic.

US stock futures: it's pretty much over for the night, except perhaps at TD Ameritrade where trading goes on for 24 hours five days a week -- but the Dow is down marginally at 10:00 p.m. ET, while the much more important S&P and NASDAQ are up slightly. By the way, when AAPL splits four-for-one on August 31, 2020, the Dow could be impacted negatively while the S&P will not be affected. Most mom-and-pop investors won't understand that. Next update: 8:00 a.m. EDT.

AAPL: note disclaimer. But AAPL's most recent quarter was absolutely incredible. I don't think there was one Apple product line -- hardware, software, services -- that failed to impress. Just think, you can buy one hundred shares tomorrow morning and a month from now, if you don't sell, you will have four hundred shares. Why Apple's stock split truly shocked shareholders.

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Not Bill Buckner, But Bob Uecker, The Johnny Carson Show