"Those who have crossed
With direct eyes, to death's other Kingdom
Remember us—if at all—not as lost
Violent souls, but only
As the hollow men
The stuffed men."
T. S. Eliot, The Hollow Men, 23 November 1925
"I see dead people. Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know that they're dead."
Cole Sear: The Sixth Sense
"We have all seen examples of the 'macho tough guy' culture that certain elements of the financial and political class likes to portray for themselves. Interacting with them is like dealing with hollow men, walking around trying to convince themselves that they are winning. Everything that they do in their private moments seems false, and exaggerated, a caricature and poor imitation of life. Superficially charming, even glamorous. But inside, hollow and full of corruption.
They just keep shoving people and things into the emptiness of their souls, in the hopes of achieving some semblance of being by consuming.
If we could see their true selves, see into their souls, we might well run away screaming. And so would they. So maintaining the illusion becomes the primary thing."
Jesse, Costumes, 31 October 2018
It was up and away in the markets today.
Stocks managed to pull together a rally after some initial sputtering.
The big story was the breakouts in gold and silver.
Yes the Dollar fell fifty cents.
But gold and silver took off, rocketing higher as they broke out through resistance, and settled up at the highs in the close.
There will be a precious metals options expiration on the Comex tomorrow. Let's see if they can pull together one of their usual market gambits.
I watched Biden speak to the UN today. The best part was knowing that this is probably the last time he will ever do so. It was a very effective recruiting message for the BRICs.
Like the other 'great names' of our age, his legacy is a hollow memorial made of straw and dead men's bones, and every manner of corruption.
And will be soon be thankfully forgotten.
Be mindful of the gathering storms in the Mideast and eastern Europe.
Vanities and madness.
Ashes, ashes, they all fall down.
Have a pleasant evening.
