One of the problems with feeding birds is that every once in a while a bird of prey will come for a visit. They are wonderful to watch, but they do scare away all of the songbirds!

The town of Niles in the San Francisco Bay Area (with palm trees that go with the Egyptian theme) is a town associated with silent films. It was even briefly competition for Hollywood. During the early

Dark Carnival is a fantasy and science fiction bookstore that has been in Berkeley for 41 years. It is now in the Claremont neighborhood, and there is an associated comic store that is just next door.

What killed the first attempts to create workable digital currencies? It was a combination of factors, all of which should be considered relevant today. Many faced the dot-com crash, while others faced

It is a sad fact that many new crypto investors have not lost money in the stock market. In fact some are so young that they were not investing in the 1990s. This means that they will have to lose money

The cryptocurrency market is famous for massive volatility. Unlike the stock market, cycles can be measured in minutes rather than hours. Many stock people shy away from cryptocurrency for this reason

When trading cryptocurrency, a notebook is my best friend. It is my little black book. I know that when I ignore my friend I will pay a price later. In fact, my friend requires very little maintenance.

Today there are a range of online cryptocurrency exchanges based all around the world. If history serves as a guide, in the future there will be just a few left, and eventually there may be one. Today

There is a saying that crime would not pay if the government ran it. There is also a saying that there are no certain things in life except death and taxes. The real question for those interested in

The fact that there have been irrational market fixations in the past has often been pointed out. One of the best examples is the tulip craze. This was a short lived period in Europe - Holland in particular