SOXL's Depression

The plan is to wait until it gets to the bottom. The problem is you don't know until you get there. Thinking this must surely be the bottom, I exhausted my funds on the way down. Now it's watch & wait.

Note "average price" relative to "last price."

SOXL Volatility

Starting back up...maybe?

A "Good" Day

The day after my fentanyl patch change I sometimes get a burst of energy. Such was the case today.

It started w a great conversation w Dr. Hawk about my recertification for Hospice. Dr. Hawk administers all the MAID ingestions. I was telling of the random panic attacks that feel so incongruous compared to when I first got on hospice. I was all set to go then, or so I thought. (Psilocybin was early July last year.)

We discussed various benzodiazapines, but then he asked about my LSD usage. I allowed as I was 8 months overdue for a dose. He encouraged me to get back on schedule.

I'm good for another 60 days. 

A recent ingestor went 3 1/2 years on hospice before deciding to use the MAID.

Mon.2.Mar - SOXL

In January of last year I noticed The Mkt. I'd lost 40k in the 2008 crash and hadn't paid any attention since.

I joined a MEETUP group that was following Investor's Business Daily founder William J. O'Neil's principals. The group was based in Anchorage and the moderator was a wastewater manager. Floyd had been investing for over 20 years and along with an insouciant avoidance of particulars, allowed as how he had college funds for his three grandchildren. He mentioned the ETF TQQQ.

Later, in a YT recording of one their meetings, I noticed SOXL and began watching it...like a cat at a mousehole.

Sometime last summer Floyd handed the reins to Haley Zao in San Francisco who changed the group name to LEGS: Leveraged ETFs & Growth Stocks.

A few months ago we had a guest speaker, a woman who'd been trading SOXL exclusively. She was retired and trading with her savings. She shared the percent growth she'd had the past five years. I only remember two: five years ago: 109% and 2024: 79%.

Every few weeks SOXL drops. I'm getting better at waiting 'til it gets further down b4 I buy. This morning's low has been 57.73, at the open of the Pre Mkt. So far I've bought 58 shares at an average price of 64.50; the last one at 58.05. This drop started at 73.33.

The 57.64 was at 5:56 am. The Mkt opens at 2 am in Alb. It's can be a long day when it closes at 2 pm.

Horace Kephart: Writings

You know how it is, i looked up the origin of the word GORP and there, in an article from REI in 2020, it mentioned Horace Kephart.

Starting around 1895, Horace wrote for the Boy's Life, Field & Stream and other outdoor magazines. 

https://www.amazon.com/Horace-Kephart-Writings-Appalachian-Non-Fiction/dp/1621905411

Danielle Slupesky

Dear Community,

I want to share something deeply personal with you.

Recently, I was interviewed by the Coming Home channel on YouTube about a near-death experience I had in 2013. That video has now reached more than 700,000 views, and I have been genuinely overwhelmed (in the best possible way) by the thoughtful, heartfelt responses pouring in from people around the world. 

Before you watch, I want to be clear about my intention. I am not trying to convince anyone of anything, nor challenge anyone's beliefs. I am simply telling the story of my lived experience. Please take what resonates with you and leave what doesn't. The views expressed in this interview are entirely my own and do not represent the New Mexico Deathcare Network. 

I'm sharing this because I want you to know who I am, not just as the founder and executive director of NMDN, but as a person. This experience quietly underpins everything I do. It is the reason end-of-life care, dignity, and access to support for everyone matter so deeply to me. If you've ever wondered what drives my commitment to this work, this story is a large part of that answer. 

Sharing something this personal so openly feels both terrifying and right. Thank you for holding space for the fullness of my humanity, just as we strive to do for every individual and family we have the privilege of serving. If this story feels like something that might offer comfort or meaning to someone in your life, please feel free to pass it along. 

With care and gratitude, 

Danielle Slupesky

NMDN Founder & Executive Director

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Danielle is was one of the guides who sat with me through my psilocybin journey last July.

 https://albertsturkey.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-fool-on-hill.html?m=1

She is an astounding woman. I recommend her for anyone nearing their "crossing over" point who'd like to hear from someone who has - as far as I can tell - come closest to going and staying, but came back.

Thoughts On Immigration

Sam Quinones has cleverly couched a "treatise" on immigration in The Perfect Tuba,

He writes compellingly. Here's his blogpost on deportations & protests:

https://samquinones.substack.com/p/deportations-and-protests

One of the comments included a link to Alex Montanona's blog:

https://alexmantanona.com/f/america-the-bruised-america-the-beautiful

In addition to a wide-ranging essay on immigration, it offers a number of interesting side warrens.