Gary Carmell
Last week was one that consisted of travel to New York City to attend the U.S. Open and to see a play written by my daughter that she also acted in and directed. Needless to say, there is a lot to be grateful for to be able to see Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek from a wonderful suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium and then get to see my daughter put her craft to work.
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Gary Carmell
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell gave his annual Jackson Hole address last week. It’s almost assuredly his last one and is a fitting end to his tenure as it remained consistent with his personality and approach which is to be measured and flexible versus narcissistic and dogmatic.
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Gary Carmell
Wisdom from Warren Buffett
“Fear is the foe of the faddist, but the friend of the fundamentalist.” (1994)
“A climate of fear is their best friend. Those who invest only when commentators are upbeat end up paying a heavy price for meaningless reassurance.”
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Gary Carmell
In acknowledgment of what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 83rd birthday on August 1st, the three Dead & Company concerts in Golden Gate Park honoring what would have been the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, and the passing of Jerry Garcia on August 9th,
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Gary Carmell
Last week, I mentioned the possibility of showing the output of an A.I query regarding some events that took place with me recently. I’m going to have to save that for next week or beyond, given the release of last week’s jobs report. It was so jarring and had such market impact that I would be negligent if I didn’t focus this week’s blog on that report.
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Gary Carmell
I was talking to my daughter last week on a myriad of subjects and the topic of A.I. came up. She is a fantastic writer and has produced some incredible poetry, plays, short stories, and countless other amazing content. She was telling me how she constantly uses ChatGPT and it’s her new companion and she loves how she can interact with it and how it’s getting to know her.
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Gary Carmell
Last week I wrote about the power of finding a myth with which to identify. A myth is a dramatic, sweeping narrative that can be quite complex and involve many characters and plot twists. For some people this may be too involved or daunting to find an identifiable myth to help one contend with adversity and to conjure up the energy and motivation to stay the course and take calculated risks.
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Gary Carmell
I have been listening to Carl Jung’s Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and it reinforces for me the power of the subconscious in driving human behavior as well as the importance of myths to guide societies, cultures, and individuals. Joseph Campbell wrote The Power of Myth,
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Gary Carmell
The third-ranked men’s tennis player is Alexander Zverev. He is a very consistent player who often goes deep into major tournaments but has yet to win one. He has been criticized for getting very tight under pressure and not having what it takes to win one of the four majors (the Australian Open,
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Gary Carmell
Last week was my 60th birthday. In tennis, If you lose a set 6-0 it’s called being bagelled because the zero resembles a bagel. And since 6-0 looks like 60 we decided to have a big bagel birthday bash in honor of this milestone.
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