The genius of🇺🇸U.S. finance🇺🇸must be noted at this stage, whatever happens afterwards. What else to call it but awe-inspiring *art*. If America emerges on top again after all this it will be less due to tech innovation or military might. It will be sheer financial dominance💪

Realizing just how numerous #cenotes are here in the Yucatan peninsula. Finally able to visualize Chicxulub crater peak ring basin circles caused by asteroid/comet impact 66million yrs ago—the mass extinction event of Cretaceous–Paleogene”K—Pg”boundary🦕🦖 flic.kr/p/2kGQVH8

Last year it felt silly tweeting about #bitcoin despite strong personal conviction. “Will need emoji/Unicode currency symbol #satoshi (=0.00000001 BTC) May need to use #millisatoshi (msat) daily” Congrats Coinbase 🛡️ cc Strategy Tesla Grayscale Morgan Stanley

Miami style #fashion flic.kr/p/2m3LXoj

Old Florida East Coast Railway #FloridaKeys flic.kr/p/2m4HKeF

Lexington, Massachusetts #LexingtonBattleGreen 🇺🇸🇬🇧 #AmericanRevolutionaryWar 1775 flic.kr/p/2m8brtm

I’d rather ponder Thoreau, not stare at treasury yield rates. Dear Fed Federal Reserve *PLEASE* stop providing never-ending liquidity. A homebuyer here—yes I can afford cash—but not until you STOP PURCHASING MBS ($40 billion/month) which makes me nervous😨 flic.kr/p/2m9f5ZK

Why is Bulgaria 🇧🇬so normal in Covid times? Not a rich country, things creak a bit, yet important things are in place and warms my heart. Best of all, self-deprecating humor youtu.be/Z7MU0XA-qss A part of me thinks their euro💶adoption will be a mistake flic.kr/p/2miA5bH

Now I realize BMW is headquartered in Bavaria here in Munich (München). Goes without saying I never fully understand the brands I choose. People’s everyday decisions revolve around brand image yet everyone’s perception is unique based on experience. I💛M flic.kr/p/2mmfJAt

Currently in Thailand 🇹🇭 watching this part of the world take tentative yet purposeful steps to come together economically, quietly sidelining the still powerful but mighty clueless USA🇺🇸 #FreeTrade #TradeBloc #TradePact (Photo from my balcony, #RCEP infographic DW Deutsche Welle)

Absolutely, mind-numbingly spotless… Cleanliness is what this part of the world aspires to #DOH #NotSanFrancisco #godliness ? #Doha #Qatar 🇶🇦 flic.kr/p/2n1QoZn

I miss the old Ataturk Airport (ISL)! But it was nice to appreciate the new Istanbul Airport (IST) iGA Istanbul Airport on my way to warm & lovely Antalya #Turkey 🇹🇷 flic.kr/p/2n24cr2

10 years ago in Kiev, Ukraine (September 22, 2012) 🌺🌸🌹 Anxious but relatively carefree days before the 2013 Euromaidan unrests leading to 2014 Maidan Revolution a.k.a. Revolution of Dignity #Київ #Kyiv #Україна 🙏 flic.kr/p/kBMUEc

Deep deep #Kiev #Metro (Universytet station 2012) #underground #bombshelter #Kyiv #Ukraine #Україна 🇺🇦

Ancient Lycian tombs of #Lycia #Likya #Lykia #Λυκία #Lukka #Luqqa #𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 flic.kr/p/2n9hbe8

Spent April 2022 observing life back in my beloved USA🇺🇸 Boston/Providence/Newport/Berkeley/San Francisco. Admirable can-do spirit crushed by an oppressive overall sense of malaise. Young people opt for geographic arbitrage -> #braindrain. Still hopeful!🙏 flic.kr/p/2ncsDm4

My image of Ireland 💚💚💚🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐴☘️🐴☘️🐴☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🐄☘️🦢☘️🦢☘️🐑☘️🐑☘️🐄☘️🐄💚💚 flic.kr/p/2nmHTSS

My first bunker sighting #FirstDayInAlbania 🇦🇱 #bunkerët #CountryOfBunkers #hunkeringdown 🤭

Bye Lake Ohrid 🇲🇰 (North) Macedonia. Didn’t want to leave you - a true paradise 🦢🦢🦢🦢💦 #Охрид #Македонија

21,000,000 BTC ∞ USD Choose wisely.