Coping: With Train Travel

After 2001 – Twin Towers – and the somewhat suspicious (too fast) roll-out of the so-called “Patriot Act” a number of people I know quit flying. Oh, not that they were on the no-fly list. But since they don’t take crap and understand people’s right to quietly “be” anywhere in the country, they didn’t want … Read More

Rally of the Trumpedency Continues

That’s it. Don’t bother getting out of bed. Futures are up 70, and save the Italian election referendum, there’s little real “news” to talk about. In fact, our Monday here started off with a Win-10 update and a Western Digital Synch update for the home network attached storage units, so it has been one of … Read More

Coping: The Global Warming Diet

“What we really need a faster way to make a million bucks…” Since I take a generous one morning off each week to sleep in, we were doing what married couples do now and then; reviewing where we are and where we’re going. “The answer is probably in MARKETING something. Something which is already being … Read More

Robots Don’t Pay Income Tax

This is certainly obvious, but what would happen if non-stationary machines (robotic) were required to have Social Security numbers and pay…you know…income tax?We get into that along with some discussion of accounting rules about depreciation this morning.But first, let’s see how the president-elect has just basically put the whole U.S. State Department on probation, shall … Read More

Can the Jobs Picture be TOO Good?

We will dish up this morning’s Job numbers in a minute. But before we do that, let’s ask a theoretical question, shall we? Can the jobs picture be too good? Here’s the problem in dehydrated form: Too many job openings means everyone can find a job if they just get out and look for one. … Read More

Prepping: Goodbye Shortwave, Howdy Outernet

Since I have most of the paper the F.C.C. has ever offered, like the Extra Class ham ticket, the old First Class Commercial ticket and the poor substitute General Radio Operator License, and since banging out 30 words a minute Morse really is fun, you’ll have to forgive me for offering some advice on the … Read More

The “Last Hesitation” Shortly?

I have been telling subscribers for, oh gosh, something like a year or longer, that we ought to have one more major blow-off in 2016 – with continuation into 2017 – before the market hits a new all-time high and from which we will plunge into the Depression to End Depressions. We have been working … Read More

Coping: Marketing & the “Crooked” Internet

Marketing 603 Lecture, huh? Well, seeing as you are still here, curious about this “crooked” stuff… Sorry to be a whiner here, but every so-often I get a little cranky and have to point things out about our dearly beloved internet that just isn’t being reported either by the MSM or the AltPress itself. Let’s … Read More