BREAK -- BREAK -- BREAK -- 10:40 A.M. CT -- November 24, 2020

DOW JUST CROSSED 30,000 --  as soon as AAPL turned green -- Dow crossed 30,000.

I'm not watching CNBC -- I assume they all have their 30,000 - MAGA caps on. 

New number to watch: 30,116.

Tell me again why we "urgently need a new stimulus bill."

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Number to watch today: 30,000.

Hydrogen: the new boy on campus. I have added a new page at the top of the blog. 

AstraZeneca: vaccine initially reported about 60% effective; then went to 90% effective. But that's not the story: the real story was how the effectiveness jumped from 60% to 90%. But not only that, how did that happen. Fascinating story. Actually two stories. When I get caught up, I will post the two stories. 

Actually, I'm going to quit blogging for now. Too much happening. 

College football:

• college "committee" of thirteen now meeting in my town, Grapevine, TX, to select teams and college bowl games;
• and meeting in person, not via Zoom or Webex

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The Market -- The 12th Hour -- November 24, 2020

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site.  Do not make any investment, financial, job, career, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or think you may have read here.

Dow: up 435 points; trading at 30,026
NASDAQ: up 120 points -- holy mackerel, I had not seen that until now
S&P 500: up 53 points; the 10:1 ratio remains in play

IMUX: wow, down over 12%; down $2.40, trading at $17.47
AAPL: finally, in the green; I don't think folks are talking about the real story here -- why AAPL stumbled;

ENB: up 4%; over $31
EPD: up over 4%; over $20

BRK-B: finally showing life --- only after AAPL turned green -- up over $5/share -- could likely hit 52-week high today;

DFS: up almost 3.5%; gains almost $3/share today;

UNP: up over 1.5%; up over $3/share; 3 cents away from 52-week high

SRE: my favorite company, right now; well below it's 52-week high; up 1.5% today; up $2/share; trading at $133/share; I consider this a $124/share stock.

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Corky's Cousin Piggy With Sophia
Corky Still Traveling

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Reading Much Better Than I Ever Did At Same Age

There are many reasons why Sophia is reading at a much higher level than I did at her age, but one thing that has definitely propelled her further than anyone could have expected: adult "powerpoint" slides tasking her daily remote learning assignments. Those slides are meant for her adult mentor but when the adult mentor is not there, she has to read these very complicated slides for herself.

The second thing that has propelled her further than anyone could have expected: better teachers. Sophia's teachers are no longer satisfied with Sophia being able to read "at her level."

This is what her teachers demand of her:

• "seed stories" that she must write herself; Sophia has written three stories so far this year
• they stop her while reading and ask her to explain what she just read
• an understanding of linguistics ("glued sounds" for example; something I had never heard of until working with Sophia and her reading")
• break-out sessions in which a "reading teacher" meets with one to three students three times a week for 30 to 60 minutes