I just installed the plugin for the Google (XML) Sitemap generator located here. It did not work. It said it created Sitemap.xml however I got the 404 error page not found. No file was there. Tried submitting to google webmaster tools and it couldnt find it either. So… I scrapped the whole thing and found a bunch more google sitemap generators via the plugin search on WP. I installed the one with the most stars and Bingo! worked in less than a minute. Zero configurations to be made which I guess is good .. or maybe could be bad. Who knows.. at least this will help the SE robots cruise my site more frequently and pick up current posts. It should work especially for google and bing. Yahoo has a funny need to register something with them but I got really messed up trying to get an API key from them… so scrapped it. Who uses yahoo search anymore anyway.
Author: Geoff
Quick rundown: Grew up in Lombard, Illinois, went to Arizona State University, worked as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co, then Laventhal and Horwath, then Rolling Stones, then Heron International, then Goodby Berlin and Silverstein in San Francisco. Moved to the foothills in 1990 and traded futures and designed websites. Married to Kate Stewart, now living in Colfax, CA. We have six grandchildren. I enjoy camping in our RV, hiking, kayaking, fishing, droning and cross country skiing Also conga drumming, photography and dogs.
Mardi Gras Parade 2013 – Nevada City style
We went to the Mardi Gras parade in Nevada City Sunday. It had a huge turnout and was terrific as always. This has been going on for all the 17 years I have been in this area. It used to be called the Joe Cain parade, in honor of a fellow who got the Mardi gras celebration restarted after the civil war. The whole town celebrates with street fair booths, zydeco music and lots of colorful costumes, beads, feathers etc. Here are some pics I took with my phone, not great but you get the idea.
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Nasdaq in Limbo
The Nasdaq 100 has been going sideways now for over a month, while the other markets Dow, SP, and Russell have been trending upward (at least till the end of Jan). Look at this hourly chart of the NDX. Simply buying around 2725 and selling around 2745 you would have made 20 handles 7 times beginning 1/9/13, not to mention the other side of shorting at 2745ish and covering at 2725ish. Dropping down to a 12min or 5min chart would have worked well in timing the entries.
A very possible bearish scenerio
I found this chart on Zerohedge today and was amazed at its symmetry and the likelihood of it playing out. However, I think the SP could drop to even lower than 1100. It is way overdue.
Kate as a painter
My lovely wife, Kate, woke up this morning to find one eye would not open, a snotty nose, and lots of aches and pains. The sick eye apparently has something called “pink eye” and finally did open after being coaxed with a little warm water. While her cold, that she has been nursing for a week now, has decided to rear its ugly head. Quite a way to start the day.
She did not, however, let any of these setbacks cause her to deter from her plan to paint one of the bathrooms. Not only did she do that but in between the first and second coats, she went in the kitchen and made me hordourves for the superbowl! Fantastic clam dip and a very special hot cheese, cauliflower, spinach, garlic and jalepano dip. Am I a luck guy or what? I sure love that woman. 🙂
Go 49ers!!!!!!
Facts on Taxes 2012 vs 2013
A couple things to point out on this comparison graph of tax changes from 2012 – 2013
- The brackets all increased by inflation so you could make a bit more and not move to higher bracket
- You would have to see your adjusted taxable income (net after deductions) go beyond $400k ($450k joint) before that 39.6% rate kicked in. Remember this is NET, not gross income.
- If you are in the 15% tax bracket making NTI of < 36k, you pay 0% on LT cap gains. And you can make up to $200K (250k joint) NTI and still pay the 15% cap gains tax as before.
- Yes estate tax went up from 35% to 40% but it only matters to those with estates > 5.35 Million and probably none of those people are reading this blog.
- Payroll tax is FICA and it went back to 6.2% from the two year vacation whereby it was 4.2%. This was a crappy idea anyway cause now it feels like a tax increase when it was a gift in the first place.
- Limitations on itemized deductions only apply to those with NTI >$250k ($300k joint).
- Nothing was done to the ATM tax which is a shame.
Jon Stewart on the Gun Control Debate
It only makes sense to have some reasonable gun control laws. This country has vastly more gun related deaths than any other civilized country and its all because of the NRA control of congress. It just amazes me at the flimsy-ass excuses these fanatics make over background checks and ban of assault rifles and high capacity magazines. WTF?? Just cause some people get their rocks off shooting a shit load of bullets into a mountain, then everyone should be allowed to have them. Its crazy. And they keep talking 2nd amendment as if its about to be repealed. What kind of fear based nonsense is that? that would be like me saying if we allow assault rifles then next will come allowing people to have surface to air missles. Similar argument and totally stupid. Here is Jon Stewart response to the nonsense. I just love this guy. He puts it so succinctly and shows the stupidity of the comments these congressmen and FOX make.
Apple’s bear move
Apple has had a tremendous, parabolic rise followed by a huge drop from 705 to 435, over 38% drop in price, in market value. Wow! But after such a meteoric rise what would one expect. (Interesting that 38% is a Fibonacci number.) Here is the daily chart first. Strong downtrend but not oversold per ADX. Strong, increasing spread downward on both 50/10 and 25/5 LRCs. Slightly waning momentum per the ERGO and a bullish divergence. And it stopped at strong support. Possible bounce in the making? Longer term see the next chart.
Weekly basis its in a strong downtrend on all indicators, but not oversold. However Continue reading “Apple’s bear move”
Market Indexes at 2/1/13
Dow: On a long-term basis looking at the monthly charts .. all is bullish, with a couple of caveats. Its nearing the previous high of 14,198 but has yet to take it out. The ADX is not showing a strong trend, as compared to say 06,07,08 since it’s under 30. It hasn’t tagged the upper Bollinger bands since early 2011, a failure to do so is a strong indicator of waning momentum. So we need to see what happens in February.
The weekly charts dow chart, however, has all indicators pointing up. Pushing the upper BB channel, strong Ergonomic, trending ADX but not overbought. Continue reading “Market Indexes at 2/1/13”
Apple vs. Amazon
This is great! The comparison of financial stats on Apple vs. Amazon. Go thru the graphic below, starting at the top until you get to the bottom and most likely your response will be WTF!!?? The markets’ reactions are so often a surprise.
