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Best of Slope 2014 (Part One)

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As 2014 wheezes and coughs to its termination, I wanted to share some of what I consider to be the best posts of the year. I am immensely proud of Slope of Hope, which - - incredibly - - turns ten years old next year, and I am exceedingly grateful to those of you who has chosen to spend part of your days here on a regular basis (for some of you, almost as long as the blog as been in existence). Here is the first part of my retrospective:

  • Seven Things You Didn't Know About Slope - Slope has a lot of features, and my hunch is that most people don't even know they exist. Check out this little article, and I can just about guarantee you'll learn something useful about the blog that you didn't know.
  • What a Dork - My take-down of the absurd David Shingy, who for me is kind of a totem for the Internet Bubble version 2.0 we're living through right now
  • The Much-Touted 1929 Analog - Just to prove I'm not dragging out the "occasional winners" (thank you, Big Time) here's a remarkable example of how even the most picture-perfect analog can be about as useful as a trip to the petites department of Bloomingdale's with Hillary Clinton.
  • Five Interminable Years - a heart-rending rant about the five-year anniversary of the bull market (which, on March 6, 2015, will surely turn into six interminable years).
  • An Amazing Perspective - ugh! This one hurts! This was such a gorgeous piece of work, and it seemed oh-so-convincing..........and it totally failed. So, again, sometimes the most convincing and well-crafted charts don't mean a damned thing in the end.
  • Nine Lives - a very cool look back at nine years on the blog's birthday (plus it features a very sexy picture which, thankfully, is not of me.
  • Poor Tim - a short essay about my relatively impoverished youth.
  • Personal Bear Market - I had totally forgotten about this post, but it's actually kind of fascinating. I won't try to explain it; just go check it out!
  • Uncovered California - my rant about the California version of ObamaCare which, I assure you, has become nothing but worse since I wrote this article.

Probably the "wisest" of these is the Personal Bear Market since the sage-to-whining ratio is probably higher than any of the other posts listed. I hope you take the time to look at a few of them, though!

 

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Mon, 12/29/2014 - 23:14 | 5603926 Sweet Cheeks
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Tim Knight's "Uncovered CA" is a hoot. Funny if you are young and healthy.

Mon, 12/29/2014 - 19:33 | 5603178 Meremortal
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"As 2014 wheezes and coughs to its termination..."

2014 was a very good year, if put you some effort into things.

Mon, 12/29/2014 - 15:25 | 5602218 MEAN BUSINESS
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like your magical '@' for commenting, wish there was one here. Enjoyable reading, thanks.

Mon, 12/29/2014 - 14:33 | 5602030 ebworthen
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The Viktor Frankl quote in "Personal Bear" was useful, thank you.

Mon, 12/29/2014 - 23:34 | 5603973 AlaricBalth
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Frankl was required reading in my high school. Since then, I have read "Mans Search For Meaning" many times. Frankl believed a life can find fulfillment by doing a deed (what we do), experiencing a value (what we endure) and how we overcome, and what we learn, from suffering.

I would recommend this book to all who are still searching...

And thank you Tim for your incite and hard work.

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