Okay, so...

The price of gold per oz. as of the 10th, at 2049 hrs. Right now it's fidgeting around $2,694 & could go lower but I'm not worried about that. This is the 2nd instance in the last 30 days where it cleared the $2,700 level. It's no surprise, given how jittery people are...the Assad regime completely fell & the leading rebel faction is taking over Syria. Israel & Hezbollah ain't got a ceasefire yet & the war in Gaza is ongoing. So people in oil markets are nervous. Also the Fed will hold their meeting next week & no one knows what to expect, but a 25-bp rate cut is likely. And Nvidia has stumbled once or twice, which ain't good for a show horse. Yes indeed...gold is one of the best assets to hold.

Taken from a screenshot of local tourist attractions in Idaho. Never been there but this caught my eye because of what I have to do with the land. Felling trees is rough work for sure but even so, I'm glad we have chainsaws today. The saw the pioneer statue-guy is holding is the old "two-man saw"...before the internal combustion engine, the only way to take down a tree was with one of those & an axe. There's a reason why those saws were known as "misery whips"!

What else...here's an old sketch from before I moved to America's appendix:

...plus some great advice: