Good news is always welcomed. Based on the notice from the (S)ocial (S)ecurity (A)dministration of a Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA - as acronymist's* have labelled the phenomenon) beginning January 2026, I can take a shot at guessing that the SSA did not anticipate negative inflation for at least the first calendar quarter of the 2026 calendar year. I do get the impression it was close. Although guessing has risks associated with it, the net increase of $28.00 per month provides some assurance that guessing doesn't present a significant problem if it is incorrect.
* Acronymist - Word not listed in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. However, search on Bing yields "Someone who uses, or makes up, acronyms".
/SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [Dec 2025]
Gab: Dec 5, 2025.
GETTR: Dec 5, 2025.
Locals: Dec 5, 2025.
Truth Social: Dec 5, 2025.
X: Dec 5, 2025.
It struck me that the result from the effort to rid the past of the history of slavery now may come to the perfect ending with the elimination of a past problem that doesn't exist now. That itself deserves the "Go figure" award.
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [July 2026]
Gab: July 24, 2026.
GETTR: July 24, 2026.
Locals: July 24, 2026.
Truth Social: July 24, 2026.
X: July 24, 2026.
Many threads of wisdom flow freely, constantly or is it just reality like that expressed in lyrics in the Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer" wherein stated: "All lies in jest when a man hears what he wants to hear and forgets all the rest". So, history is guided to the next round of mental boxing. With others sometimes?
OPINION
Credits: Recorded at Columbia Studio's, Nashville. Roy Halee producer, VEVO.
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [July 2026]
Gab: July 23, 2026.
GETTR: July 23, 2026.
Locals: July 23, 2026.
Truth Social: July 23, 2026.
X: July 23, 2026.
