Mattie Fests

No post yesterday as I took the night off, sort of... I treated myself to a concert and saw State Champs/Yellowcard/A Day to Remember at Blossom.  Big crowd -- I waited a bit before leaving.  Actually, it was funny...on the way there I realized that I had never been to Szalay's, which probably says a lot about me, given that I am...well, you get my drift.  Next weekend, I think!  Then, going to Blossom, I took the "back" way (down 303 to Riverview) and going home I took the Everett/Wheatley way... I have to admit, it is a bit out there, but you really have like 6 different ways to get home once you leave.  Not many people can figure this out (and yes, living here in Broadview puts me at an advantage) but it sure beats going downtown.

As for the show, it was...awesome?  State Champs was quite good, Yellowcard has "retired" so much that they have a new album (it beats real work, to be sure), and A Day to Remember was very good -- played a full set and then some.  I guess I would say there are like Rise Against...you listen and you are like "that's a good song" and then they have another...  Interesting crowd, as there were plenty of people who were my age and a bunch who were younger.  I couldn't help but notice that cocktails started at $15 -- a double was $25 -- and that seemed....excessive?

Today was...fine.  Got up early, gym, a bunch of errands, some stuff at home (I need to swiffer the floors), caught up on some work (sigh) and then went to the dinner at PLAV for the staff of the Red Chimney.  I heard they might not reopen til next year -- at least til February -- which seemed long?  Anyways, dinner was quite good...it was a nice break.  Then home to catch up on stuff and do some reading, and here we are... should be in bed, as always, but...

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This article reminded me of...me?

The US Population Could Shrink in 2025, For the First Time Ever
I am not sure that this is a bad thing; fewer workers in the US should mean an increase in wages, especially for the traditionally low-wage jobs done by immigrants.  To be sure, they should go up, one because it was the mass hiring of immigrants that caused those wages to fall, and two... because most Americans won't (or can't) work them at those wages...yes, the increase in costs is a concern, but we need to get people into the labor market.

Speaking of which, the jobs report was... a mess.  I can't help but think that the Fed is more of a problem than the tariffs.  Too late is a more than appropriate title for Powell... I mean, the tariffs hurt, but the prolonged period of high interest rates are far more injurious -- on both the micro and the macro level -- and the only people talking about it are on our side, which is a concern.