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Micro and Macro Economic Milestones

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:52:01 -0500

The Detox

A few weeks ago I started a digital detox. I stopped reading the news, skipped every hot take on the Iran war or on how President Trump “should have handled” it, and ignored the endless commentary from people detached from reality. None of it added value; it simply occupied precious brain space.

Sherlock Holmes captured the feeling perfectly:

“What the deuce is it to me? You say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.”
— A Study in Scarlet

Hassle of Opening an Account With GE Capital Bank

Wed, 28 May 2014 08:49:00 -0500

I attempted to open a long term CD, and I did some research on what bank to use on BankRate. I found that GE Capital bank was offering 2.30% APY on a 6 year term. I found this acceptable.

I called the customer service, and I spoke to them about early withdrawal etc., and after learning about the terms, I filled out the online application form. The application process was simple enough, and it even says on the website that opening an account usually takes 10 minutes - it doesn’t say that filling out the form usually takes less than 10 minutes.