We're losing minutes of daylight per day, the leaves are starting to turn colors, and autumn's chill is already in the air. It always goes too fast, especially in our part of the world, but what an eventful summer it's been. Following are a few things that have been occupying my time and headspace.
My wife and I haven’t watched regular network or cable television since we canceled our Directv subscription in 2010. We’ve been streaming shows for so long that we find it torturous to sit through even thirty minutes of network programming (which includes around ten minutes of commercials) without feeling frustrated.
In these past twelve years we’ve found some incredible shows but few have measured up to the series we just wrapped up on Netflix (season 9 is on Amazon Prime), Suits. The show originally premiered in 2011 on the USA Network. Over the past few months we’ve been watching it, we couldn’t believe we didn’t hear a buzz about it.
Much like Peaky Blinders when the credits rolled on the last episode of season 9 I felt a certain sadness that we wouldn’t be spending time with those characters anymore. That’s how good it was. My favorite character? Louis Litt by a long shot. If you’re looking for something to watch I highly recommend you give Suits a try.
It’s pretty clear at this point that the SEC is doing everything they can to suppress the market. Suppress them, that is, until the big banks and Wall Street have replaced legacy crypto exchanges in the US and are prepared to manipulate and fully capitalize off of the crypto markets. At this point their strategy is as transparent as it is exhausting, which means they’re accomplishing what they’ve set out to do.
The good news is market can’t be suppressed forever. All it’s going to take is a catalyst and many think the first bitcoin spot ETF will be the spark that ignites the next bull market. The thing that worries me is the reputation of the alt coin sector has taken a huge hit by the multi-year smear campaign. Hopefully we have at least one more bull cycle that more than the top ten coins can capitalize on. The low cap alt coins are one the of easiest ways average people can change their destinies. If this door to financial freedom is closed it’ll be a very sad day.
In just about a week I’ll be on yet another flight. Montreal will be just the beginning of what will be a few months of international travel. Pictures and stories will be soon to follow. Hopefully there won’t be any magic carpet rides/cannabis-incidents like there was last time. Maybe this will be the time I finally try poutine.
It’s happening! I’ve officially begun work on a brand new comic strip called, Maelstrom of F*ckery. I’ll be looking at a few different publication opportunities for this new strip and will be posting it here on Hive (of course) eventually. M.O.F. will be an edgy one panel strip that reflects the frustrations and absurdities of today’s world. It will be fun to get reacquainted with my artistic side and I can’t wait to share it with you all!
I’ll also be publishing a collection of short stories in book form late this year or in early 2024. It’s definitely been a busy summer! Stay tuned.
~Eric Vance Walton~
Thanks for reading! All for now. Trust your instincts, invest in you, live boldly, and take chances.
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