Blessed to be living in the USA

No stock picks today.  Market is down hard – hopefully this will knock some value out next week – so we can start trading again.

I find it amazing how some things can go viral – just baffles me.  For example, how did these videos become a thing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOIBN6JYDps

Anyway, the latest obsession is whether or not a 2nd string Quarterback sits or stands during the National Anthem?

• USA Today – NAACP president: ‘Not a stretch’ to compare Colin Kaepernick to …
• CNN – Dallas Police Chief David Brown talks about Colin Kaepernick
• The Root – How Black Lives Matter Saved Colin Kaepernick’s Career
• Chicago Tribune – Police union: Officers may boycott 49ers over Colin Kaepernick

I can’t believe this guy is getting so much attention – This Guy?

Who cares – he has the right to protest, but not the right for me to pay any attention to him.

As I always tell my kids – we are blessed to live in this country – just look at some of today’s headlines from around the world:

• Business Insider – Hunger in Sudan has reached ‘unprecedented’ levels: UN
• Bloomberg – North Korea Says It Tested Nuclear Bomb and Can Now Put Warheads on Rockets
• CNN – Imagine fleeing Syria in a wheelchair
• CBS News – Pets in Venezuela go hungry as economic crisis deepens

It is a crazy, sad world out there – if you are lucky enough to live in the USA, rather than obsessing over what a 2nd string Quarterback is doing – follow these steps:

1. step back
2. take a deep breath
3. feel blessed
4. and listen to some good music: