Tell you what: Last bit of winter up until Memorial Day is about as good as it gets for getting outside projects done. Ides of Match party it is. A work party. History of the Ides in a nutshell? Wiki it: “It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as … Read More
I have the good fortune to have an excellent doctor here in Palestine, Texas. His problem? He has the very bad fortune to have me as a patient. This week, I got the results of my latest medical exam…and a discussion of “the numbers” is of great interest since most of our readers are “grown-ups.”. … Read More
Before we get into this morning’s Consumer Price Report from the Labor Department, a reality check is suggested because of what I’ve long-held is one of the Big Lies in economics. I refer to what John Maynard Keynes talked about: He sold the marginally-sane idea that there is a prevailing level of prices. It is this, … Read More
As we are still catching up with (the damn) time change, a collection of observations about people is about you’ll get out of me. Until we get into the market data shortly which this morning is scheduled to include the Consumer Price Index. Consumer Prices are an odd thing. If you are a monetarist, all … Read More
This is a hell of a week for stocks. We have option quadruple expiration Friday, and with the Dow very near the same levels as last month, we don’t expect too much out of the ordinary until the following Monday. Despite being up 50 points in the early futures trade, remember the market STILL needs … Read More
A tale about prepping – with a large order of woo-woo this morning. Lots of background to the prepping point, as well – which is our agenda – plus a ton of woo-woo. As long-term readers know, Elaine and I went with friends (Robin and Judy) to see Johnny Mathis at the “world’s largest casino” this … Read More
This weekend, our Peoplenomics section is abbreviated (charts only) because of our “quicky” mini-vacation up to Oklahoma this weekend. We return to the regular format with Wednesday’s report. More for Subscribers ||| SUBSCRIBE NOW! ||| Subscriber Help Center
Elaine and I are back at the ranch (Sunday afternoon). First order of business will be to update the Peoplenomics charts. And then tomorrow morning we will talk about the trip and such… Not sure why our Sunday “Make” postings didn’t go, but that will hold for next week… Now, off to apply nose to … Read More
I have been watching with rapt fascination (like in a horror flick) as the data comes in on Bitcoin Trading which we’ve been tracking using our trend-channels and Elliott wave counts. Up until now, it had looked like the worst might be over, but this morning when we looked at how the coiners were doing, our … Read More
I must report to you that a terrible crisis is upon the world. What has long passed as New Age – with a heaping side of woo-woo – is being dashed on the rocks of Reality, grounded in Science. You see: This week I have been deeply thinking and contemplating on the implications of the recent discovery … Read More
This is one of those slow-motion roll-outs that happens every month: The latest job numbers come in three ways: ADP has a job creation report. Out yesterday and up. Meantime, Challenger job cuts is just out and reads like this: “The nation’s employers announced plans to cut 35,369 jobs in February, down 20 percent from the 44,653 cuts … Read More
A couple of times in the last month, I’ve been to town for things like the doctor’s office, the Tractor Supply store, and a “cheater burger” along the way; the usual stuff. On these trips, I started to notice people’s shoes. They’ve changed – even here in the outback. When we moved here 2003’ish, this … Read More
Starts our quest in the Focus section this morning. After a few bends and twists on the road tracking down the future, we are gob-smacked by a mutha-giant of a fact.The Information Age is over. Right there in the data. Which we’ll get to after coffee, headlines, charts and a discussion about my “shorts.” Which … Read More