I was just finishing the last paragraph of my previous post saying that I am going to challenge myself to write about something other than the virus and all that is going on in the world today as my words are just as redundant as the words of people’s Facebook posts. As I was typing, a text from my sister popped up on my Ipad, “I can’t believe I have an 18 month old already!”
My initial reaction, “We are in our forties; I cannot imagine having an 18 month old.” My second reaction, “Awesome, something happy to write about.”
Baby Huey is 18 months old today. When he was born just 3 days after Christmas, we had planned to celebrate his half birthday in June each year. With everything that is going on right now, we did not manage to do that this year. I am going to buy him more shares of stock for the little investment account that I opened for him. So far, he has 10 shares of Virgin Galactic, which is a visionary company with the ambition of space travel for tourists. This is one of those stocks that will likely be worth nothing in 20 years, or could be worth thousands.
Brainy Bird turned 18 months old in August of 2004, so almost 16 years ago. At that time Tesla was just over a year old. The iPhone had not yet been invented, and the BlackBerry market had yet to peak. Apple stock was trading at $2 a share in contrast to $300+ a share today. The idea of self-driving cars was science fiction, and we all had landline phones, which we actually used. Amazon was a novelty, trading around $36 a share, in contrast to $2500+ a share today. Netflix movies came in the mail, and the idea of streaming was foreign to most people. Netflix was at trading around $2 a share, and is now at $400+ a share.
I am going to purchase around $200 in stock for Baby Huey tomorrow, which is around the amount that I would have spent on a present. He is not at an age where he is expecting presents, so he will never miss it. My goal is to pick the next Apple, Tesla, Amazon or Netflix without concern of losing the money as whatever toy I would have bought him would have long been on a shelf, broken or sold off at a garage sale.
I am leaning towards purchasing a cannabis stock as I am listening to a podcast on the Motley Fool Live at this very moment. The national legalization of cannabis has been put on the back burner with everyone focused other things, so stocks are dirt cheap right now. Assuming, the legislation changes one of these stocks could be worth thousands when Baby Huey is ready for college. I am 100% against the use of cannabis for pleasure, but I am 100% for freedom of choice and the very real medical benefits of cannabis products, so no this not an immoral decision in my heart.
Stay tuned for an update on my stock purchase for Baby Huey’s half birthday. In the meantime, I am supposed to be working today, and it is noon already, so I need to get on task. I have three SOW’s to finish before the end of the day. This is a great problem to have in my industry, especially during a downturn.
Thank you God for all that you have blessed my family with, and for Baby Huey’s half birthday.