Can you have price inflation even if the highlighted price tag stays the same? Sure. Just reduce the less prominently displayed package weight from 5 ounces to 4 ounces as Wise Foods has done. Voila! You’re paying 25% more!

⁦Katie Benner⁩ ⁦Glenn Thrush⁩ Delia’s Gun Shop is located on Torresdale Avenue, but it is not in the Torresdale section of Philadelphia (which is much farther north). It is in the Wissinoming neighborhood. nytimes.com/2022/04/28/us/…

Who says Latin is a dead language?The The Wall Street Journal decided to do the Market Talk section of its daily newsletter in Latin today. Perhaps a veiled hint of what to expect in the market today? “The pain itself…”

Hoo boy! The debate over whether there’s a causal link between M2 growth & inflation is heating up. Can’t wait to see the next salvo. wsj.com/articles/money…

…And Steve Hanke & John Greenwood have just lobbed the next salvo in the Great Money Supply-Inflation Debate. [wsj.com/amp/articles/i…]. Maybe this contentious issue needs to be settled once and for all by an Economists Steel Cage Match.

I know the feeling.

Actually, not going through the entire pack shows admirable discipline, especially if they’re dark chocolate McVitie’s.

Very cool. And just FYI, 2,400 nautical miles equals roughly 2,762 land miles or 4,445 kilometers, about the driving distance from NYC to LA.

Ted Talks, so to speak. thebookofted.com

Congrats! Way to row! Great start for Penn Rowing and Coach Monte! Here are a few more pics of the newly renovated Burk-Bergman boathouse:

I kinda, like, you know, agree. wsj.com/articles/verba…

“According to a Morning Consult poll, 65% of Americans don’t want Mr. Biden to run again, and 65% say the same of Mr. Trump.”

Finally, some real news! geo.tv/latest/465237-…

Have they checked the glove box of the Corvette? wsj.com/articles/more-…

.Starbucks: Your fancy new Clover Vertica single-cup brewer may “reimagine the brewed coffee experience,” but not for the better. The coffee simply isn’t as rich & full-bodied as batch-brewed. If you really care about quality & customer experience, don’t eliminate batch brewing.

Love the kicker: “Beware geeks bearing grifts.”

And, if so, should Barbie choose the joint-and-survivor option for Ken?

Anyone grappling with the question of how much one can withdraw from retirement savings without taking too big a risk of running out of money should read this article by David Blanchett, Michael Finke & Wade Pfau. It’s informative, and humorous to boot. thinkadvisor.com/2023/11/13/sup…

Thank god, George Mannes!

Beautiful, emotionally moving photo on front page of The New York Times today. Painterly look & feel to it, reminiscent of some of the “Lamentations Over The Dead Christ” paintings. Must see in the “paper” paper. Digital version on NYT’s app doesn’t come close to doing it justice.