I haven’t been in any mood to write recently. My cousin died last week in Uzbekistan. He was going to turn 50 this week. I cannot even comprehend (let alone describe here) the history or the reasons or the excruciating pain my mother’s oldest sister has had to endure. I am sitting here for 20 minutes trying to come up with a sentence or two but I cannot. Words seem cheap and inappropriate to describe the agony that her life has been. Even if I could write something, it would …

Daily Speculations is a blog mainly about the markets but hidden under the market context there are very interesting experiences, lessons, and thoughts about life in general. I have recently joined the discussion and hope to add my modest contribution (you can find what I have said so far by clicking on Legacy Daily in the list of the names on the left)…

Please read this book from the Bible. It may take you 20 minutes. If you haven’t read this recently, please read it. You will not regret it. Recent reading of it hit the spot for me so I pasted the entire book below. I welcome your comments, as always.

My surgery went well. I am now home recovering. I was reminded yet again how dependent I am on people around me. Words alone are not enough to describe my wife’s unending support and devotion during a time when I needed her most. Experiences like these bring us closer and make our small family stronger. She could be next to me because our whole family was there for us and for this I am very thankful.

Every time I am at a hospital, I am humbled by…

This is a difficult note to write. I usually share my humble thoughts on this site but today after trying to write in half a dozen different ways I just couldn’t get the words out. This prayer is all I could write….