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I only posted two comments while traveling. Not having the login to Booman Tribune on my laptop and having poor Internet access at my final location will do that.

My comments on Forecast 2019: Ding Ding ! Margin Call USA

I say yes. I expected our host to write about Stocks and oil crashing and he lived up to my expectations. I agree that the bear market is here, even though it hasn't been officially called, and will continue through 2020. I also agree that it will do more harm to Trump and Pence than the Russia investigation.

Finally, it looks like this will be the last Christmas for Sears and KMart. Fast Eddie Lamprey just announced more store closings and it looks like Sears Holdings will finally be forced into liquidation. Expect the morning to be even louder than for Toys R Us.

On another topic, I always enjoy when our host references the work of Strauss and Howe. Although conservatives mostly cite it these days, liberals used to read it, too. "Generations," the prequel to "The Fourth Turning," had favorable comments by both Newt Gingrich and Al Gore on its cover. If Gore knew about Strauss and Howe, I'm sure the Clintons did as well, so I wouldn't be surprised if Hilary thought she would be the Gray Champion. Nope.

As a paleontologist, I also have to credit our host for likening Trump to "a behemoth land mammal of the Oligocene." The largest land mammal ever to walk the face of the planet was Paraceratherium, which lived during the Oligocene and was twice the size of an elephant. Still, any metaphor can only go so far, as I would like to think the beast was more majestic than Trump ever could be.

Also that's an apt comparison, right down to size, shambling gait, and being as stupid and more dangerous than it looks. The only problem is that the giant ground sloths are Pleistocene critters, not Oligocene. I worked among their fossils when I did my M.S. thesis at Rancho La Brea.

Happy New Year, K-Dog! Now that you've brought up the topic, you've made me realize that I've never written about ground sloths at my blog. Their living cousins the tree sloths have earned my attention instead. I'll have to correct that oversight, especially since there is a PBS Eons video about them. Maybe for Darwin Day. If so, I'll try to remember to thank you.

(Add Kunstler response about "An Embarrassment of Riches.")

I do. In fact, I wrote about nominated movie songs at the 2019 Grammy Awards, two of which, "All the Stars" from "Black Panther" and "Shallow" from the latest remake of "A Star Is Born," are also nominated at the Golden Globes. One of those two will likely win both awards and be nominated for an Oscar as well. If you're a fan of country music, then you might prefer Dolly Parton's song from "Dumplin'" instead.

My comment on Holiday odds and ends.

Thanks for linking to my Christmas entry about Broken Peach. I tweeted a link to Broken Peach and they responded "Oh! Thank U! kisses!" I couldn't (and shouldn't) ask for more.