Week of 5/5/2022

Our webinar from last week is available at our YouTube channel. We cover a number of topics and fortunately, the information is still pretty current!

Yesterday was May 4th, also known as Star Wars day. Even though Star Wars is more fiction than science, it has inspired scientific discovery. This list of 103 bits of advice is pretty fun, from influential writer Kevin Kelly. A pretty insane stunt ended in a less-than-surprising way. Pilots swap planes in mid-air (actually one pilot did). A quote: “Everything should have been good-to-go. For some reason it wasn’t that way.” We can think of a few reasons. This tweet will show you a beautiful photo from Utah’s Island in the Sky. Twitter isn’t ALL bad. There are questions about the implications of the Florida legislature’s repeal of Disney’s special district, Reedy Creek. Among the challenges is the contractual nature of Reedy Creek municipal bonds.

Q: Last week we learned that the economy shrank in the 1st quarter. Does this mean we are going into recession? A: We addressed this as the first item in our webinar, viewable here. If you’d prefer to read some good commentary on the topic, Brad McMillan provides excellent analysis here.

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