Dow Jones Performance during Presidencies

 Continuing my look at Dow Jones performance, in this post I look at the numbers for each six months in office. This is much more insider information than the previous post and may only be interesting for those who like to go into great detail. Percent Increase or Decrease in the Dow Jones...

Continue reading →

Which Administrations Have Performed Better with the Economy?

 A Long Introduction. (An Aside)As readers of this blog know, I like to use primary sources of information to examine important questions. For example, is violent crime increasing along the US-Mexican border? I bring this subject up, before I get to the economy, both as an example of the detail...

Continue reading →

My Father Died Before I Could Appreciate Him

 My parents, Milford Hill and Adelina Ortiz, Wedding Day My father died before I could appreciate him. I was seventeen when I moved in with him, young and angry, although that's no excuse. I looked down on his alcoholism and his chain-smoking and the fact that he could not love himself. When I...

Continue reading →

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Short Story Podcasts.

AHMM Podcasts, listed by author and linked. I updated this on August 23, 2024 to include 13 more recently provided stories. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine generously offers a free podcast with well-narrated recent and classic mystery and thriller stories. Recently,...

Continue reading →

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Mystery Podcasts

EQMM Podcasts, listed by author and linked.Updated to include recent podcasts, August 2024. 175 entries.Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 83 years and counting, is the premium venue for short mystery fiction. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine generously offers a free podcast with...

Continue reading →