Coping: The Lazy Man’s Guide to Yard Work

Notwithstanding the snow which is a bit unexpected in the (midst of global warming) on the upper East Coast this week, it is time to get real about what comes with Spring.  Besides “Hey! Hey First of May, Outdoor (ahem) starts today!” Unfortunately what really starts about now is yard work. I’ve got at least … Read More

On Trump’s “Major Recession” Remarks

I love the smell of denial in the morning. Over the weekend, presidential hopeful Donald Trump laid out his concerns about a massive recession coming, but almost as quickly as the words were out of his mouth, the media started hammering that Trump was off-the-mark. For example, take a look at this CNBC piece:  “Trump … Read More

Coping: Gambling- Stocks vs. Slots

Every so often, Elaine and I decide to run off to a new place to explore, learn about each other, about other people, and to just have fun as humans, being. This was one of those weekends.  We try to save up and do a couple of these a year.  It’s cheaper than a cruise…the … Read More

The Coming War in Korea

With the coming market decision whether to rally on and confirm Wave 5 up, or do a vicious decline to finish IV down around the 1,740 S&P level, we see how “neoconic forces” have been hard at work setting up another war.  This time by starving our North Korea. That in itself wouldn’t be so … Read More

Here’s Hoping the Market Drops; New Jobs Numbers

Don’t be taken in by the headline on the Drudge Report this morning that “STOCKS BIGGEST COMEBACK SINCE 1933!” Oh, it’s true and all that, sure.  And yes, the report from CNBC that “Dow posts biggest quarterly comeback since 1933” is also quite true. What people are talking about – in general – is that … Read More

Coping: Why I’ve Quit Politics

My political career is over.  Finis.  Kaput.  Toast.  Adiós. I know we haven’t talked much about politics (of the local East Texas backwoods type) for a good while. But the short version of recent events here is that Anderson County Texas does not require heavy trucks operating on poorly maintained county roads to post a … Read More