War, Oil, Inflation, Economy and the unknown are giving investors and the financial markets the jitters this week

| March 13, 2026

Stocks slide as surging oil and Middle East tensions spark inflation fears and delay Fed cut hopes, with tech and growth leading losses into the weekend. ☹️ 

Tech Friday: WordPress 6.9 update and Apple Watch followup

| March 13, 2026

On Thursday evening I updated WordPress to 6.9, a few plugins to current versions and addressed a couple apt-update & upgrades on the Linux server; it was more just to keep things up-to-date rather than addressing any problem. I’ve yet to do a full Linux version update since there are too many problems with old […]

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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