Ron Fredrick on Back in the U.S.A. - 'Robert Stack said: “Joseph: Depending on the date selected, I’d be interested too. I’m in Oakland.” **Hi Robert! This is the note I sent to Joseph this morning since I hope we can all agree on a date that fits with any plans possible attendees have already made: Since I hope that we could have an Apple 3.0 get together this year, I wanted to specify the dates my wife and I would be unable to attend because of prior commitments. Perhaps we could combine the prior commitment dates of everyone who wants to attend and choose possible dates after everyone’s prior commitment dates are eliminated. Then, we could decide among the interested participants which date would work. I attached the dates for which my wife and I already had made prior commitments. I haven’t had a response from Joseph, as yet, but I do hope we can pick a mutually agreeable date to get together.'
on Back in the U.S.A. - 'Joseph: Depending on the date selected, I’d be interested too. I’m in Oakland.'
on Back in the U.S.A. - 'The lesson I learned in my visit to Yugoslavia in the early 1980’s is how long the memories of these people were. And how fresh the wounds of war remained after 100’s of years. A powder keg while moving to a modern lifestyle. A documentary I worked on called “Angel Wagenstein Art is a Weapon” deals with Bulgarian writer/screenwriter Angel Wagenstein’s career after surviving WWII, ending up working behind the Iron curtain up until the 2000’s. It is being distributed on Kanopy. Plenty of reasons to visit the Balkan’s with its complex history, physical beauty, cuisine and different ways of life despite the political tensions which abound.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'Recapping the week: The S&P 500 reached new highs on Friday to close out the week. The DJIA broke through 51,000 for the first time on Friday and finished the week at 51,032.46. The NASDAQ Composite reached above 27,000 for the first time on Friday before settling just below that level at the close. All three major indexes reached new highs as the week’s trading came to an end. The Russell 2000 small cap index ended Friday in the red. The index set its own new records on Thursday.'
on Back in the U.S.A. - 'Yay! BTW, PED, we’re planning an Apple 3.0 member meetup.in California for dinner. See my comment to Ron Fredrick in Premarket:Apple is Red” yesterday. So far Ron, John Konopka, and yours truly are in, including wives, sweethearts, etcetera. Obviously, all are invited, and we’d have to pick a venue and a date. Palo Alto’s Sundance and Cafe Pro Bono have been suggested. Anyone else interested?'
on Back in the U.S.A. - 'The history of the Balkans (dating back many thousands of years) is proof “geography is desitiny.” If you’re at a major crossroads between continents and civilizations, you can expect your history to be turbulent. And religions just add to the mix.'
on Back in the U.S.A. - 'Such a rich history. During the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, Croatians in the stadium would chant “Kill the Serb” as their team played. These ethnic tensions run deep, beyond my ability to judge without sounding naive. The city of San Pedro, in L.A. County, also boasts a large Croatian community, about 40,000 strong.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'I was hoping not to buy the real PowerBooks because of space – I have a miniatures computing display on one shelf of my vertical iKea glass case that has 3D printed palm-sized versions of an Apple//, an IBM PC/AT (I built a clone in college), a Pico Mac128K, a black MacBook Pro, and a fictional “Severance” Lumon Terminal Pro. Also on that same shelf, there are an Apple Swatch watch, five iPods, an old AppleTV remote, some Apple swag knick-knacks, and an old Mac Mini (not 1st generation) upside with its bottom removed to show its interior. Allowed by my wife since it’s not taking up our garage or attic LOL! And I’m still using my Gen1 Vision Pro that I will keep (not use LOL) in perpetuity since I believe it’s one of Apple’s pivotal products (whichever direction future products go).'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'I’ve got a date with an orthopedic surgeon on July 15 (knee replacement). Before then I’m not very mobile. Afterwards I’ll be laid up for 3-6 months. So count me out.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - '236… Ron, I went in way harder than you with an initial purchase of 250 shares on October 2, 2000. Where was your conviction! Although I’m only about 85% concentrated…. But would have done better if I never listened to any ‘advisers’ and gone 100%. Well done you.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - '@Gregg: Thank you for always posting these intricate details of your option purchases. Interesting how that world operates and knowledge is always beneficial to equities owners.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'My target is the old Jiminy Cricket song: “I’m no fool. No Siri ( 🙂 ) I’m going to live to be ninety-three.” Which my dad did. BUT – which was updated to “one hundred and three” MY target (at 80 – till next week. 😉 )'
on Premarket: Apple is red - '@Ron, We are mostly in the hold camp. However, I did take advantage of the recent run up to sell a small percentage for my fairly expensive retirement project. Lucky to be able to do that. My first year out of college I earned about $3,000. Now I pay many times that in tax, and happy to do that considering the alternative. Apple was almost even today on high volume, about 56M shares. Google was down so now Apple has passed them in market cap, slightly.'
