By Paul Sankey
Published on May 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hello from Boston, “Hello”, he said, in a most British tone. The British are coming! Sure, the Tea Party, Independence Day. Don’t believe the hype, they are sequels. We need a Democrat Tea Party, in true Boston style, but the Democrats here are hopeless. My youngest son Harry’s full Boston graduation (Northeastern) is this evening, putting me free & clear from private education fees that are crippling. His college: $84k per year. We are leaving. …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on May 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
May The 4th Be With You, Boom boom! To end this note I explain why the onset of May changes my behaviour – as a rule of thumb – regarding oysters, cinemas, and Broadway shows, until once again there is an “R” in the month – SeptembeR. May to August, driving season, is my favourite season. We just flipped the winter to summer switch in NYC. Last week went from freezing to boiling, right on …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on April 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the recent Happy Hour lines that struck me, came from a Republican lobbyist who was a guest in the interim between Trump winning, and Trump being inaugurated. He repeated “tariffs” strongly, then followed up by saying that “During Trump 1, our firm had a track record of 85% success in getting an exemption on tariffs for our clients.” Hmmm. Sure enough, this weekend we have the “Tim Apple Tariff Exemption” whereby suddenly per …
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