It is hard staying humble when you are so right and the other side is so dumb and crooked!
I’m happy to know that a bunch of over leveraged crypto bros had to sell me their 50% discounted $GBTC back in December.
I’ll HODL it for you boyz!!! 
$GBTC looks like a 2x to me YTD (round up a little)!
Those DCG crooks sued the SEC crooks and won! I’ll take it!
Thanks for the free money ‘crypto bros.’ 
Hiking Pickett CCC Memorial State Park
WOW! Pickett was superb! I think this was the best state park we've visited this year. Everything we did on this visit was excellent. The 5 trails we hiked were all excellent with very interesting things to see all along the way (natural bridges, caves, streams, plants, mushrooms, waterfalls, ladders, etc.). The food was excellent (even though it was in a gas station). The stargazing was the best we've experienced in the state. The only bad thing was the bugs and that we didn't get to explore everything fully. Oh well, we'll have to go back (with some extra bug spray)!
Moving Kiddos Part 3 (Max) #moving
When you have college/early adult children you quickly become an amateur mover. We did 3 moves this summer. This was #3. We moved Max in for his final year at UTK...AND MY FINAL YEAR OF PAYING FOR COLLEGE FOR A CHILD!
Sgt. Alvin C York State Historic Park
We visited the home of a famous WWI hero from Tennessee. We toured a home gifted to him after the war, had a picnic at a gristmill on the river, and then went on a ranger-led auto tour of some important sites around his home. I didn't know a lot about Alvin prior to visiting this state park. I always find it more interesting to learn about things where they happened.
Moving Kiddos Part 2 (Emmaline) #moving
When you have college/early adult children you quickly become an amateur mover. We did 3 moves this summer. This was #2. We moved Emmaline into her new apartment...in the Florida summer heat. This is NOT the way!
“…and then it crashed!”
LOL nostr:note1teug4lt25g2le00yg7dfqm7cg2cupnmwhul93gg5vgu8pvh3gpyszeue8x
Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park and Bunkum Cave
Cordell Hull was a famous Tennessee figure who was a lawyer and long-time politician. In this video, we visited his birthplace and I said lots of things (bad?) about lawyers and politicians. Sorry...not sorry! If you identify as either of these please skip this installment of the channel (or don't and throw shade in the comments). I got in a better mood as the day went on and we visited Bunkum Cave on the property. To Deano, caves are much better than lawyers and/or politicians. Cave FTW! Then the day took another bad turn when Emily went shopping and tried to spend all of our money! Kinda like a politician!?!
In case you start feeling like what you think is important in the grand scheme of things!
You are small! 
Moving Kiddos Part 1 (Molly)
When you have college/early adult children you quickly become an amateur mover. We did 3 moves this summer. This was #1. We moved Molly back to NashVegas from nursing school. #moving
Standing Stone State Park (Where's The Stone!?!)
Our second TN state park where we couldn't find the thing the park is named for!?! We eventually found the "standing stone"...IN ANOTHER TOWN?!? Tennessee summer heat was on full display while we were at Standing Stone which curtailed some of our plans. We visited another state park up the road (as planned) and took a more relaxed approach (i.e. got lazy) at our home base for the weekend. Sometimes lazy is good enough!
Okay Boomer! Netflix is shipping its last DVD today. I was a customer for 22 years. A top 10% customer evidently. I guess I'll have to figure out this Internet thingy now to watch a movie?!? #dvd #netflix #boomer 
10-year treasury rate up over 4.5%.
Boomer: “I’m not gonna own stocks when I can get a 5% yield in bonds!”
Also Boomer: I just lost 6% THIS MONTH owning bonds!
Boomers are getting REKT! $TLT total drawdown since peak -47%! US Treasuries are the ultimate Shitcoin!
PS - Inflation is 3.6% (and now trending up again)!
This Year
$TLT down 14%
$TLT yield 3%
Inflation up 4%
Congrats you are down about 15% this year in bonds.
Imagine owning Bonds (Certificates of Confiscation)!?!? I guess they aren't as "safe" as many believe. 
Letting The Pastures Grow & Thistle Wars (DeanoFarms: Week 55)
We spent a decent amount of time and energy last year mowing the pastures (three times I think). I decided to take a different approach this year. The goal was 1) less work/time devoted to maintenance, 2) let some soil 'build' and 3) give natural habitat a chance to give some nature a home. I'm keeping the perimeter neat and tidy and leaving the rest to Mother Nature. Part of this experiment required going Deano to go hand-to-weed combat on some thistles! The Thistle Wars have begun! I've pricked my hand a few times but I have them on the ropes! #DeanoFarms
Big Banks: Going insolvent due to spike in yields making their bond portfolios get REKT!
Fed response: Create the BTFP program to prop up their balance sheet and allow them to survive unscathed.
Boomers: Bond portfolios getting REKT due to spike in yields from Fed action!
Fed response: ……..
Certificates of Confiscation! nostr:note1fdnmym037sg498qtjcralmlx4qwjkzwjunumrl3jgc7h29tykqvqpkqeh9
Imagine owning Bonds!?!
The ultimate shitcoin! Print it into oblivion boyz! Certificates of Confiscation!
Have fun with your 45% drawdown Boomers! 
1500 Piece Puzzle, 9+ Hours, 12 Helpers (In 1 Minute)
We tackled this monster on a family vacation. See my last video for the full story, but here it is in one minute. #puzzle #puzzles
Gran's Family Trip @ Big East Fork Retreat (Williamson County, TN)
Gran got the whole family together for a staycation right down the road at Big East Fork Retreat (in Williamson County, TN). The house we stayed in was on a small-scale farm. We enjoyed the outdoors, games, the animals, good food, and nightly campfires. At some point, however, a 1,500-piece puzzle appeared and sent me down a puzzle wormhole that lasted about 24 hours (Captain Ahab / Moby Dick vibes). It sucked in all 12 members of the family that were present in order to finally complete it (especially the Type A's like me).
Some fun with long term charts!
“Deano you’re insane for owning your fake internet magic money! No one even wants that!” — Someone (usually a Boomer) who owns “safe” bonds
Bond drawdown (so far)
TLT 45%
BND’s 20%
But hey you’re earning 4-5%+?!?
This doesn’t seem all that safe to me?!? I own Bitcoin which has had a drawdown, no question. But Bitcoin is a sub trillion dollar asset class not a 45-135 trillion dollar asset class. As a Bitcoin holder I fully expect wild swings in price. It is part of the deal with a burgeoning asset class. I don’t think bond holders should have expected the whipsaw they’ve been handed.
By the way inflation has been rocking and rolling while you’ve been getting wrecked. It is eating that 5% yield for dinner! I bet you are feeling poorer, right? All the fiat hucksters keep touting how inflation is coming back down. Don’t look now, however, oil is “barreling” higher. See what I did there?!? LOL
Bonds are Certifications Of Confiscation! They can print the currency into oblivion and you can’t do a damn thing about it. They are doing this as we speak.
Have fun being “safe” Boomers! 
