@Peter — Oh, man, I miss both Borders and Barnes and Noble; they closed the B&N in Tribeca, within the last year, and replaced it with a freaking Hobby Lobby (yuck).
As far as BILT and timing, no, clearly, not going anywhere before February 7, 2026. Do I think it’ll crumble on Day 1? No, though, that’d be wild. Like, I don’t want to be right on any of this. I want them to stick around, so that I can keep earning 1% on rent, and transferring those +70K points per year to Hyatt, mostly. Besides, even if we’re doing ‘just fine,’ a lot of us still rent in cities like NYC (because, like, what else are we gonna do, start dealing with a co-op board? Oof.)
As to crypto, no, I remain a skeptic, even as some of our peers who were early adopters have indeed made their killing. The last election cycle solidified that the scam will continue for a while; but, when the adults are back in-charge, I suspect, there will be a new era of accountability on this and many other new (and old) industries. *cough* AI *cough*
Speaking of the market, psh, way over priced. Fine, all our 401(k) are locked into that rollercoaster, with the plan sponsors and administrators controlling the levers with or without our ‘feedback.’ For the past decade-plus, it’s mostly gone well, brief hiccup in early 2020. But, we could be due for a lost decade, thanks in no small part to this administration’s disastrous policies, specifically the wealth-killing tariffs, but also the brain drain the their now-global culture war is inevitably causing.
Ironically, as I’ve aged, I’ve become more, not less, progressive. Yet, I still read WSJ daily, because I like to know what Mr. Murdoch is allowing to go out to the masses. (And they do actually have some decent reporters.) The 10-Point newsletter ain’t bad either. (The Village Voice?! LOL). 100%, gotta live, drink up, take those trips, enjoy it all.
