Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - The Unhappy Life of Sir Francis Bacon

I ignored the markets for the most of today, although I did add a bit to my bullion position 'on the dip' as they say, and took a little off the more volatile portion of my short equity hedge.  Today was a good day to avoid the noise and reconnect with the broad perspective.

I spent part of the day rereading Dean Church's biography of Sir Francis Bacon from my library. I first came across