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«Не я б’ю — верба б’є, за тиждень Великдень.»

(Ne ya b’yu — verba b’ye, za tyzhden Velykden.)

(Mom says “lo za bie, ne ya biu, vid neni za tizden buda valekden”.)

And so the saying goes for Palm Sunday.

Lent is over, Holy Week is here, Easter is on Sunday. Friday is Good Friday (where the plastchanischya is brought out.) Steve, when are you going back?? (Tickets are even cheaper now!)

OIL overbought, GOLD oversold! Where’s the SPY? (Oversold) Time for a change? What about April 6th??

Workout in, I DID bench 175 lbs! Lost weight, too! Last week must’ve been a build up of sorts.

And girl guide cookies, $6 for a box half vanilla, half chocolate, 75 calories per.

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Hope you have a great start of Holy Week!!

00:00 Roast and Market Check

01:13 Palm Sunday Origins

01:47 Church Routine and Cemetery Visits

02:49 Family Plots and Cemetery Talk

04:50 Pussy Willows Tradition

07:36 Why I Still Go to Church

08:03 Church Life in China

12:49 Holy Week Breakdown

15:35 Good Friday and Old Memories

18:44 Easter Morning and Church Changes

20:47 Calendars and Church Year

22:55 Cheaper Flights Back to Beijing

23:30 Booking the Flight Home

24:42 Family Dinner Fatigue

26:16 Why Return to China

27:34 Cheap Tickets and Moving Plans

28:30 Market Talk and RSI Signals

30:44 Gold Seasonality Outlook

31:14 Bench Press Progress

32:11 Weight Tracking Reality Check

36:08 Girl Guide Cookie Temptation

38:34 Pierogi Import Scheme

40:01 Wrap Up and Links