A recent article on the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) website reminded me of the value of situational awareness and a big picture orientation. I was on one of my first long training flights with my flight instructor, navigating a Cessna 172 from Providence (KPVD) to our home airport of Norwood (KOWD)…

Any time I read about a market "stalling" or reaching "stall speed" my palms start to sweat.  They are literally sweating right now.  Let me share why I'm uncomfortable, then I'll explain why stalls are often an ideal representation of the markets.

We had a couple days in Munich last week before flying down to Palermo for Spring Break in Sicily.  We also were blessed with yet another reminder of the importance of the well-crafted backup plan.

We've fallen into a sort of daily routine for our Spring Break in Sicily.  Lazy morning at home, load the car up around 10:00, go exploring.  Lunch on the fly and a bonus gelato stop when we need a morale boost.  With very little English spoken, every step of this journey has been an adventure.  However, the most hair-rising and invigorating challenge has been driving in Sicily.

Re-reading my title for this post, I'm thinking that it would be impossible to come up with a more ridiculously all-encompassing headline.  Why not just call it "Everything" or "The Answer"...?

JC Parets, a very capable technician as well as fellow wine aficionado, wrote a great post on All Star Charts comparing sommeliers to technical analysts.  Specifically, he discussed the methodical way in which sommeliers evaluate a wine during a tasting to the methodical way that a technical analyst reviews the weight of the evidence...

As a student pilot, one of the most challenging moments early on was getting comfortable with stalls.  For those of you that are unfamiliar, a stall is when you basically create the conditions where your wings are unable to provide lift...