When you’ve been married long enough (we’re almost to 20-years now) an odd thing begins to happen: Spouses “borrow” tools from one another. Just last week I’d gone looking for a long-handle razor-scraper. The old license sticker had to come out of the front window of the truck to make room for the new one. … Read More
A number of my colleagues have an ongoing discussion about whether a) News moves the markets or, alternatively B) The Markets “create news.” Today is a “working paper day” when there’s an opportunity to see the question answered – or not. Around 10:45 AM EDT to the Friday close would be a grand time for … Read More
First the headlines: “They Ain’t Like in the City.” Now the details… Let’s begin with the garbage discussion because it’s been a fun adventure. When we first moved to the Outback in 2003, there was no garbage service. People just made a “burn pile” and tossed their junk on it. Then, once a month (maybe … Read More
Strangely, the same Western Reductionist mindset that gave birth to computers and so much more, may have missed an interesting area of human behaviors that likely affecst markets. Due in part to how our number system is designed: Linear. Today, after crumpets and bean, we shall elucidate how a study of pressure calibration reveals one … Read More
Very short post this morning. Long one was wiped out when our “big pipe” onto the net went down. We are in severe thunderstorms this morning so “hold that drought.” I will be making notes and updating as we go…on battery power right now. Rain and hail coming down like mad. Briefly: : Bitcoin 7,500, … Read More
But first, just to close our the Sasquatch discussion (for now), I did briefly entertain the idea of trying to grab video of one. The most common place for them to be seen is after a wildlife kill (they seem to like deer) and then relieving themselves in a nearby river or creek. Tell me a … Read More
Don’t be alarmed by the outburst of another volcano – this one in Guatemala over the weekend. And it’s not too far south of the parallel that the Hawaiian volcano sits on, if you’ll notice. In Guatemala, a couple of dozen dead from the Fuego volcano eruption. And in Hawaii, the eruption on the Big … Read More
We pick up our Summer in the Woo-Woo series from where we left it on the Peoplenomics side of the house Saturday. After explaining (in my pending book) that human essence (“soul”) seems to “roost” in live humans around birth time – and leaves shortly after death, we got into the other place some people go – … Read More
Big – wide-ranging – discussion this morning of the coming Digital Mob Rule that we’re already experiencing the leading Tweets of. But does this really lead to a reconsideration of semi-mythical creatures like Sasquatch? Indeed, it does. Though only if we look (as I do in my next book) at the schema of consciousness in … Read More
Let’s have a look before we jump to conclusions: “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in May, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in several industries, including retail trade, health care, and construction. Household Survey Data The unemployment … Read More
In his book “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” Richard Bach lays out of the finest truths out there: “In the path of our happiness, lies the learning for which we have chosen this lifetime.” I was reminded of that by my son’s actions several times recently. First time was when he quit his job … Read More
We correctly told our Peoplenomics.com subscribers Wednesday morning to consider the possibility of a strong rally. If you didn’t catch it, it came to pass – right on schedule – in Wednesday’s trading with the market rallying 306 points. You may not care (or, you’d ante up the $40-bucks a year for the good stuff in Peoplenomics), … Read More
Wednesday night, one of my neighbors called. “Sorry to call so late man, but did you hear that noise outside?” Sound asleep in my recliner, I can sleep through small wars, whatever Elaine’s got on TV, and probably a fair-sized meteor strike. “No, what’d you hear?” I was instantly awake and on point. “Well, it … Read More