Buy Crypto Now, The Killing of People of Color, Inflation, Free Speech Coming Soon

"I started with $50 and within 48 hours received just under 200 dollars in a cryptocurrency that I had not been expecting. I went on over the coming months to refine the process through trial and error until today; I can call in thousands at a time that comes in the weirdest and wacky ways."
— Daniel Mangena

Good morning, afternoon, or evening or whenever you are finding these words, it means a lot you took a few moments of your day to check in with my supposed thoughts and reason. You have many options when choosing to consume content; my thanks for giving me your eyes. If you know someone who might enjoy my morning soup, please share and invite them to my small intimate group.

I had a great day; I had a couple of meetings in the morning and then headed up to meet my wife for lunch. I headed back home to run a couple of virtual meetings, work on a project and take my dog for a long walk. My wife got home at 5:00; she stopped at our local bakery and picked up our supper. We stayed up a little later, I read for an hour after going to bed, but I did score 8 hours of delicious sleep.

I saw this tweet yesterday and found it interesting. “Black men ages 15 to 34 were more than 20 times more likely to be killed with a gun than white men of the same age,” according to CDC data by John Hopkins. Other young Black men killed the vast majority. It’s the Civil Rights issue of our time. BLM, where are you?

It's a shame that all the money raised under the guise of helping people of color was used for million-dollar homes and not directly impacting the communities in need. This past weekend in Chicago, 46 people were shot, and six died; how about some BLM money be used to hire more police? Why is there so much violence in some parts of our country while other places are reasonably safe?  Is it culture, income, drugs, government suppression, or maybe a mix of the above?

I invested in cryptocurrency yesterday; if you listen to the media, I’m an idiot, but give me six months, and I’ll look like a man with Nostradamus qualities. I bought a few thousand dollars of Ethereum; I’ll invest more today and some tomorrow. My crypto guide, a 21-year-old from the hills of Colorado, is advising me on how to buy.

I use Coinbase; I invested $5000.00 a year ago, have raked $5000.00 back out, and as of yesterday, had about $3000 left. I’ll invest $10,000 this round and rake my money as it grows. Crypto is volatile, but there is a basis for its value with blockchain; other currencies have no real value. I talked to a friend who asked, have you ever been able to get your money out? I shared that, yes, with Coinbase, it’s straightforward to invest and remove your funds.

I have lunch with a friend in Indy today; it’s been a while, he asked for some time, and I don’t mind giving it. I’m working on a few things this morning; I will return this afternoon and jam out more work. I’ve been swamped, but it’s a good dynamic; I feel accomplished and go to bed each night knowing I’m making headway, growing our company, and making our future brighter.

Inflation was 8.3% last month but slowed from a 40-year high. Do you see what they did, or, I guess, do. Yeah, the news is horrific, but it’s not as bad as last month.  In January of 2021, when Joe Biden took office, inflation was 1.7%; since taking office, we have experienced the worst inflation in 40 years; his policies of free money, more regulation, and putting the most woke into leadership positions have not been good moves for our country. I watched a senate hearing yesterday, and a Senator was asking a Biden official why all the new regulations on the infrastructure investment? What about labor? How do they factor into the future? The answer was nonsensical.

My wife is up, the pup has kibble and green beans, and Joleen has her breakfast. I believe she is working from the office today, then meeting our daughter for baby pictures with our grandson and his cousin. Our grandson’s name is Bo Michael, and his one-month older cousin’s named Henry Aaron. Do you see a theme? 

When my aunt died 20 years ago, we agreed as a family that anytime we saw a Robin, that was the spirit of our aunt. Every year, she and my sister had a game to see who saw the first Robin; it was a fitting tribute. Yesterday I let our dog out and noticed she was excited about something flopping on the ground, I went out, and there was a baby bird. Her mother was dive-bombing me, and I said, “it’s all right, Tee Tee.” The first bird flew away, and now we have one smaller that is learning to fly; her mother, Robin, just brought her a worm, and we have a nature show in the morning here in downtown Indianapolis.

We sent 40 billion dollars to the people of Ukraine in the form of weapons.  Interestingly, we will help another country but not allow the citizens of our country. What could we do with $40 billion here, reduce student debt, and give a hand to the poorest in society? Did the Ukrainian people vote these folks in, or did we, and why the sudden interest in a war on the other side of the world. Is this another example of the military-industrial complex going array?

Oh well, a few things to think about. I will not ask you what to believe, but I will ask you to consider a few ideas to ponder. Critical thinking can separate us as a society; the freedom of information flow will make us a better country. Any attempt to silence speech is a crime, and fines and penalties should be assessed. It is not up to a company or government to control our speech, number one is the rule of the land, and we are getting ready to see a flow of unedited, unscripted, free-flowing information. It will be up to you to decide what is true, what is false, and what is opinion.

"I started with $50 and within 48 hours received just under 200 dollars in a cryptocurrency that I had not been expecting. I went on over the coming months to refine the process through trial and error until today; I can call in thousands at a time that comes in the weirdest and wacky ways."
— Daniel Mangena