Tuesday

On cue, Al Gore made a cameo on Leno last night.

My pal Roy and I drove down to Kewanee, Illinois this AM to check out a below-radar country club that is looking for a White Knight buyer. Roy is a golf enthusiast and sees an opportunity to have a nice little course of his own that needs some work, but that has lots of potential. He's not looking to make it Trump Midwest, and the greens are really nice. Plus, even if the course were to just not work out, he can always sell the land. Compared to the follies (think, horses and jets) pursued by other wealthy clients, the downside here is not that bad. Tough life to have to figure how to use that extra cash just laying around.

The Fed made greater than anticipated cuts today in the applicable interest rates, and the markets took off this afternoon. But even street optimists recognize that the future still has more troubled waters to travel. Greenspan's successor is a hero for the day.

The horticulturalist in my house spent some time Saturday afternoon dividing a couple of the descendants of the Peace Lily from Mother's funeral, and there are now many descendants! For the taking, if anyone is so interested. Splitting the root balls was surprisingly easy. Maybe it was the composition of the dirt from the last replanting. In any event, the dirt broke cleanly away and the roots were untangled by a combing process. (Too much information on a who-cares topic?)

My biking friend who had the ambulance ride last week is in the hospital for a couple of days after they found a blood clot somewhere. Ouch. I'm going to stop in and see him tonight. I might give him a small Peace Lily.

Have a great evening.

BCOT