Shutdown Sunday!

• Happy Shutdown Sunday!
• Maybe the stock market is also in shutdown mode? The volatility has been amazing.  I’m taking a long-term view and thinking that with employment strong, wages rising, and corporate profits growing, the trend will be up.  (I’m 100% invested!)
• I was watching a Periscope by Dilbert creator Scott Adams the other day, where he suggested the way past a government shutdown over border security was to bring in a team of engineers to decide what part of border security needs to be wall, fence or something else.  Because politicians can’t make the decision and are too dug in for political reasons.
• Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill also looks to be in shutdown mode, with 2 interceptions in the first quarter.  Have to think his days as a starter in Miami are about over.
• The stock market seems to be driven by every tweet...  comment...  late night phone call...
• I think the trade deals and tariffs are moving in the right direction.
• Just binged “Pine Gap” on the Netflix.  I liked it.  Only 6 episodes, so that helps.
• Netflix claims that 45 million subscribers watched “Bird Box” over it’s debut week.  Netflix releases viewership numbers for 'Bird Box' and holy crap — Mashable
• Typing this on my new iPad Pro 11” ...
• Streaming services are going to get interesting in 2019 with Apple, Disney, ATT and who knows else joining Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, CBS... etc.  It’s going to cost a thousand dollars a month to cut the cord and subscribe to all these individual streaming services!
• Is all this stock market volatility normal?  Let’s ask Nancy Tengler:  “It’s in our face more. We have too much focus on the day-to-day or minute-by-minute or second-by-second movements. Historically, is this normal? Yes.”  Humans, Machines and Markets: Stocks Going Crazy Is Nothing New (FORTUNE)