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the fix for wall street

 When the Gamestop stock price exploded, then dropped like a rock, I started the draft of this post. I don't have any Gamestop stock. It's one of those cases where you wish you knew it would explode in value before it did so you could buy stock and then sell it at the high. Anyway, I do have some small investments in other stocks. Personally I think you should only buy stock in a company that you want to have ownership in, which is what stock is. Unfortunately most people use stocks more like gambling where they bet money on some company's stock. In my opinion, the absolute worst culprit for stock market gambling is options trading. I'm sure there are those who will disagree. But when I've looked into options it seems more like it was created for financial institutions to make money. They get fees with options trading.  And it's not right that someone can essentially borrow a stock from somebody else, without that person knowing or even approving the borrowing, ...

My earthquake preparedness book is out

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 I finally published my book on earthquakes and preparedness. If you're interested, it's on Amazon,  https://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-What-Where-How-Prepare-ebook/dp/B08X1MBDY3 FYI, the link above is not an affiliate link. Depending on the price I may get a royalty from book purchases. I mention that because until tomorrow, March 13, the eBook is free (no royalty there). And, the paperback price is lowered temporarily (until early next week) to $7.00, which is the absolute lowest price Amazon will allow for this book ($0 royalty for me). The paperback will be made available for possibly wider distribution next week, which will require raising the price by several dollars. The listed price on Bowker, where book ISBNs are registered in the United States, is $24.99. I believe it's worth that. However, I know for some people money is tight. For others they're hesitant to spend money on a book by an unknown author. Thus, the free eBook promotion and low, low paperback price...