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I think I have a handle on how vxx works, however most of what I see is recommendations to only do short term trades. However during large corrections (covid) the price on vxx skyrockets. Am I missing something or would buying vxx and holding until the next crash be a good hedge?

I've been seeing the sraggering amount of brand new vehicles driving around where I live and wondering if the auto industry is heading for something ugly. Where I live in Colorado we are getting a fair number of California transplants, but I don't see how 1000 dollar a month car payments are sustain...

FWIW, the red cross does charge hospitals for blood (they call it cost recovery). Plasma is used to make factor products (kcentra plus many others), and albumin. I'm sure the drug companies are making quite a bit of money from the products they make from plasma, but those products are absolutely lif...

Thanks for that, That was how I was seeing it, but wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something.

What are the chances of Sofi being impacted by the government student loan forgiveness?

Had some furnace trouble last year that I didn't have time to do myself. They gave me a quote and in the quote was a line for replacing the furnace filter for $70 cost of item $2 ish Time to replace 2 minutes. I replace mine monthly so I turned it down. Needed oil change in car last summer, again wa...

Avoid Carrageenan gum, probably not the cause but will likely make the inflammation worse

If it isn't an emergency go to urgent care or primary care physician. If you find yourslef in an emergency department and it's not too bad, ask if they can treat you without going into a room. Most hospitals charge $ for the room itself when you might be able to get treated in the triage room if its...

I'd recommend the book "righteous mind" by Jonatrhan haidt. It explains how different people see things with different considerations (can't remember his terms)to base decisions on which leads to you trying to convince someone of something and they quite literally cannot see it from your p...

small investment in Mu.
Considering adding to GBTC

For protein I use this site. https://us.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10852500.html You can buy bulk 11 lb bags for like $70 with ever present deals. (40% off right now). It tastes delicious. I'm currently using the whey protein in chocolate brownie ( I add to my yogurt with som...

A note about hydroxychloroquine I'm a pharmacist in a large hospital. Hydroxychloroquine is an old drug. -The problem with hydroxychloroquine is that Trump talked about it and it's an election year. -A week before Trump first mentioned it I heard that pharmacies couldn't' keep it on the shelf becaus...

This is a Recipe than an uncle of mine uses for venison skewers (speedies). I use it on skirt steak and put it on the grill and the fattiness of the steak just absorbs all of the flavors. It's a taste explosion; so very delicious.  1.5 cup oil  ¾ cup soy sauce  ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce  ½ cup ...

It is possible to believe in the science of Covid but disagree with the solution. Yes, thank you. From my observations, the biggest problem is that the virus hit during an election year. Anything done by either party by necessity had to be denigrated by the other. If a decision was made, and after ...

Excellent article on this topic

https://www.epsilontheory.com/the-grift ... rediction/

This topic reminds me of a book I finished last week "The Coddling of the American Mind"
highly recommended. Not a left/right book. Some have mischaracterized it as a right wing book as it criticizes the college protest trends.

I use mylar bags before I put stuff in buckets and then seal them usually with o2 absorber inside.
Gamma lids do make things easy to get in and out but if you aren't getting in them daily then I don't think they are worth the extra cost.

I'm a Pharmacist and I work at a large hospital that has seen a large number of coronavirus patients. Dexamethasone-Ya, possibly causes euphoria and mood swings but as with all side effects it doesn't effect everyone the same and dose matters. The Dose for covid is 6 mg daily. For reference, the dos...

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much cheaper. $6 per pound