Each day across cattle country tens of thousands of cows change hands at livestock markets.  The size and the quality of the venues differ, but most facilities contain a holding area to view the animals, a sale ring that the animals enter and exit, and an amplified auctioneer rhythmically chanting the upward march of the … Continue reading Your (Live)Stock Market Is Turning Your Brain Mushy →

Mary Poppins is one of those Disney movies that I vaguely remember watching as a child.  It wasn't one of my favorites, but I probably watched it a dozen times.  The movie was revisited in a sequel of sorts as "Mary Poppins Returns" this month and I had the opportunity to watch it on a … Continue reading Compounding: Perfect In Every Way →