Author: TradeBait2

TB’s Random July 4th Weekend Ground Report – Tourists, Economic Indicators, Medical and Buc-ee’s

Instead of posting in the opener I thought the news I have might be better placed here since there are multiple topics and detail. Consider this a diversion from the norm during the hot lazy days of summer. Since the major vacation travel season is upon us I wanted to report that absolutely nothing has … Continue reading TB’s Random July 4th Weekend Ground Report – Tourists, Economic Indicators, Medical and Buc-ee’s →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – Horses

Yeah, you are probably thinking Goober's finally lost his mind or has moved to the farm (I wish). Horses are the theme for today's chapter, just probably not in the way you think. I will focus on four phrases/proverbs and then get to the riders in the current story. Secular and Biblical Proverbs - Commonality … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – Horses →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – Bank Autopsy

A tale as sad as any told about a bank during the economic meltdown of the Great Recession. https://www.usbanklocations.com/community-south-bank-19849.shtml To sum up the lesson of this part of the BIMD story: The years of plenty followed by the years of famine. Biblical - as found in Genesis Chapter 41. Wisdom - Git Sum All the … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – Bank Autopsy →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – Unequal Yoking

As we take the next step in the story, we arrive at a major theme of life on this planet found in God's Word that continually confounds humanity because people refuse to take incorporate God's Word into their lives. To some readers this scripture and its ramifications may seem harsh and unloving. To others, it … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – Unequal Yoking →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – The Countdown Begins

To recap events; we had developed a very successful national small business lending operation that was doing business on Wall Street within a period of 3.5 years from startup working from a rural, historically underperforming state chartered bank in Podunk. We had successfully assisted our industry recover from political malfeasance in a manner that established … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – The Countdown Begins →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – Greed Revealed

As we left the previous part, our Bear Stearns loan buyer had made the overture to the bank owners to buy our division. We had proven our value to a well known Wall Street investment banking company. The owners green lighted their review of our operations after confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements were executed. Legally representing our side … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – Greed Revealed →

Back In My Day: Civilized War -White Knuckle Time

It's time to move this story forward toward its conclusion, especially with "banking" and an economy that is spiraling downward in the news. My world was becoming one big adrenaline rush at work every week. The weekends with family, friends and church were all that kept me grounded. Over fifteen years later I still hate … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War -White Knuckle Time →

Back In My Day: Civilized War Katrina Finale & Looking Forward

There are those times when we look back and wonder what happened to somebody or something. The Katrina relief effort was a life changing eye opener. As a follow-up I thought it would be good to focus on a couple of people and what we all learned before charging into Goober Gump's next adventure. But … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War Katrina Finale & Looking Forward →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – Ms. Ruth, Katrina & Life Lessons, Part Two

Ms. Ruth led me inside her cramped trailer. She kept it spotless, but had to stack boxes of personal items wherever she could find space. Her church had volunteers who maintained it for her. It was so small and not her home. We sat at the kitchen table and drank some lemonade to cool down. … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – Ms. Ruth, Katrina & Life Lessons, Part Two →

Back In My Day: Civilized War – Hurricane Katrina and Elsie “Ruth” Dixson; Part One

There once was this devout Christian widow from the Deep South who taught a bunch of worker bees from other parts of the country what helping others really meant. She provided a powerful witness of goodness, grace and Christian faith. Believer or non-believer, if you did not come out positively impacted by your experiences with … Continue reading Back In My Day: Civilized War – Hurricane Katrina and Elsie “Ruth” Dixson; Part One →