Monday Randomosity

• The market was a big yawn today.  I suppose we are slightly overbought, and coming out of monthly strength.  $$
• I don’t want to bore anyone with too-frequent stock charts from the Black Box, but the charts don’t look that great to me.  I’m still 100% long because I don’t see a reason to sell, either. The economy is improving.
• I’ve also noticed restaurant wait lines at my favorite places seem to be longer.
• US sales tax rates hit record high.  But Vertex Inc…reports that the average general sales tax rate nationwide reached 8.629% at the end of 2009, the highest since the Berwyn, Pa., company started tracking data in 1982. That was up a nickel on a taxable $100 purchase from a year earlier and up nearly 40 cents for the decade. The highest sales tax rate in the country now stands at 12%.
• I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin did great hosting the Academy Awards. I found myself fast-forwarding through most everything except for their stand-up bits. LOL.
• Sandra Bullock!
• More fee disputes over local TV coming.  Gee, remember when local channels were pulled in with an antenna on the roof?
• Busy at the Fun Factory.  It’s been a crazy 6 months.  Or longer?  Geez, who is keeping track?