Kids and Colds
Daily Ramble
Every parent I’ve met has said, “watch out for colds when your kid goes to school”. Like any good parent, I totally ignored the warning. Today, I’m sniffling along wishing I’d done more to amp up the immune system before, not just sending our kid to school, but inviting the pre-school to our home permanently.
I dig having the kids downstairs while I work in my upstairs office, but I’m mystified at how their germs float upwards and into my room. The first week our pre-school adventure started, we had parents pack lunches for each of their kids. By the end of the first week, it was crystal clear that no parent knew their kids eating desires — every child fought for their neighbors’ plates. The next week, I felt sure by having parents round-robin meal responsibilities the germ factory would slow its roll just a wee-bit. Totally wrong.
I shouldn’t be surprised really. Naia, our daughter, has had a leaky nose since the beginning. And since I’m the “get up and take care of your daughter” parent that falls asleep in the process, there’s a pretty clear germ freeway from her nose to mine. Ah well, what can I do but enjoy the ride? Despite the sniffles, I really do.
Favorite Thing on the Interwebs Today
If the anti-bot internet brigade hasn’t stopped your surfing yet, this won’t make you spit your milk out in laughter.
Bitcoin Price
Yesterday’s price range prediction: $17.8k - $19.5k
Today’s price range prediction: $16.5k - $25k
Price broke my $19.5k prediction running as high as $19.8k before calling it a day. The good news, depending on the exchange, a new all-time high was set. The bad news, depending on the exchange, a new all-time high was not set. This left a muted celebratory environment for Bitcoiners who couldn’t become fully self-congratulatory about reaching a new all-time high. First world problems.
Today’s price prediction needs some commentary. We’re at wild west land right here with either this being a local top or a break out happening. If this is a local top, a pullback as low as $16k could be in the cards today, but if not, then a sharp pump could propel us well past $20k. Realistically, price will be most stable in the $18k-$20k range but if either $18k or $20k are broken, then cascading price will dump/pump price. Certainty and price don’t go hand in hand…
Bitcoin Ed Bite
Take a moment to pat yourself on the back if you read this section every day. Showing up is 90% of the battle when learning Bitcoin. Why? Because new inventions are tough to wrap our heads around.
Bitcoin is a 0 to 1 invention — like the first airplane, or penicillin, or the internet. I’ve mentioned this previously, but want to re-iterate that 0 to 1 inventions take time to understand. The internet was invented by DARPA in the 1970s but the world didn’t understand it’s implications until the 1990s and arguably we’re still trying to understand it. A new invention represents a manifestation of a new thought brought into the world. New inventions have little to compare against. If there’s one thing us naked monkeys are good at, it’s categorizing and boxing ideas in our heads.
So does Bitcoin fit in the money box? Yes, but like the airplane transformed the world by offering flight to humans, it’ll take quite some time for all of us to understand Bitcoin’s potential.
Thanks for reading,
Kent
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