The photograph above is roadworks from a burst water pipe that happened over 18 months ago and as you can see the job has never been completed. Someone stuck a traffic cone in the biggest part of the hole so we all avoid it and don't make the hole any bigger. This when it rains becomes a slightly bigger problem and the house close by fills the hole in each time and now no one drives over this area.

The markets have dropped yet again and the dollar value in my portfolio is shrinking and has dropped like the Titanic. The difference is we all know the prices will rise again unlike the Titanic and this is what happens in a crypto cycle. When you think the market has hit rock bottom another bottom appears and all this does is test your patience. Those that get upset need to grow up as volatility is your friend in crypto.

sourceTaxes are killing the economy and as more tax revenue dries up due to businesses and high earning individuals leaving the taxes are being raised to cover the short fall. We are already on a path that is not sustainable with discussions of a VAT increase rejected 2 months ago now back on the table. Less taxation would generate more tax revenues because there would be more disposable income and companies could expand employing more people.

Eskom who is the SOE electricity supplier is anti solar installations as this directly impacts their revenue. The households and businesses that can afford to install solar were the clients they relied on to pay their electricity bills. Due to constant load shedding (18 years) and lack of service people have had enough and found alternative energy.

sourceThis photograph was taken back in 2022 and happy to say this furry Ground Hog made it across the track safely.Formula One and wild animals is not a good mix for obvious reasons and yesterday we were reminded that always expect the unexpected. Lewis Hamilton driving a Ferrari had his race ruined by a Ground Hog playing Frogger. This resulted in his car sustaining enough damage to affect the ground force by as much as 25% resulting in literally his car losing 0.30seconds per lap. This happened on lap 9 so do the math's by the time he finished the 70 lap race he was nearly 40 seconds off the pace.

Just 7 days ago I wrote about the importance of compounding and being consistent with your crypto growth. The more stake you have the easier this is to see as the growth does tend to speed up and the results are clearly visible. The HIVE vote I had only one week ago was 7.4 HIVE for a 100% vote and this morning that has climbed to 7.53 HIVE.