Written by Paul Siluch
October 26^th, 2022

At the end of World War II, oil became one of the most important commodities on Earth. Since every country needed it, but not every country had it, the transportation of oil by ocean tanker boomed.

Written by Paul Siluch
October 26^th, 2022

Pet supply companies have been excellent ones to own the past few years. We love our pets and will do almost anything for them. Including giving them our own names.

Written by Paul Siluch
October 14, 2022

Every traveller has a cell phone today. You need one to navigate, clear customs, and log vaccination records. Even cyclists and skateboarders can be heard talking on them as they fly past. Victoria’s homeless shelter says one of their biggest needs is charging ports and data donations. You need a phone to apply for a job and just about every modern activity.

Written by Paul Siluch
October 14, 2022

Here’s a question. Is cable TV obsolete? You’d think so, based on the prices of shares in many of the companies in this sector.

Written by Paul Siluch
October 13, 2022

As a result of a cancelled trip during the Covid panic of 2020, my wife and I had expiring airfare to burn before Westjet burned it up for us. So, we escaped for a week to Barcelona, which was cheaper to visit than Montreal.

Go figure.

Barcelona anchors the ancient Catalonia region, a part of the medieval Aragon Empire that once stretched from France down the coast of Spain and controlled Sardinia, Sicily, and parts of Greece. Its navy ruled the eastern Mediterranean until Spain, discovered America and its silver riches, at which point Catalonia and Barcelona became a bit of an afterthought, and slid into a long decline.