Don't we all? Which must be the reason why Padma picked up this book when she was in town this morning. Australia’s most trusted doctor, Dr Norman Swan, has been researching the secrets of living younger longer and detailed it all in his new book - or perhaps not so new book, as Padma bought it for two dollars at Vinnies. All I have to do now is put down my dumbbells and read it.
While I still think about it, you may want to listen to his talk at the Hawke Centre at the University of Adelaide. I am still dealing with the fall-out on the stock exchange of Trump's new war. As any married man could've told him, starting a fight is easy; ending it is the hard part. I can't see an early end to this one when one party is fighting for its survival while the other wants a distraction from the Epstein Files.
My BHP shares ended the day down by $2.02 or 3.5%. The other big miner, RIO, dropped 1.6%. The difference must be due to BHP going ex-dividend tomorrow — or at least I like to think so. After the big run-up over the last two weeks, I'm back to were I was in mid-February.
I console myself with the fact that he market giveth and the market taketh away, but perhaps I should tune out altogether and read the other book Padma brought back, "Southern Cross Safari - Across Australia by bus and train". It was signed by the author ten years ago, "To Rob, Enjoy the journey. Bruce Gall, 1/9/16", and originally priced at $34.95, but Padma picked it up for just $2 in perfectly pristine condition. Evidently, poor Rob never bothered to read it. His loss is my gain!
