It’s nothing new – an update on our long-standing “Threat Board.” But it’s a good morning for a super-quick “keep it together” walk-through. Especially because there is an unreal amount of eclipse talk (hype) underway. For us, though, a more measured view of life helps with the blood pressure, attitude, and keeps the trigger finger … Read More
Although you have read it many times here, lately. Fed may need to raise if nothing catastrophic happens to goose the economy. See Fed Governor Bowman says additional rate hike could be needed if inflation stays high (cnbc.com) for the primer. Risks and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy: Current and Past Considerations Governor Michelle W. Bowman … Read More
I have to stop eating lunch. And this time it’s not just the scale speaking. See, what happened was I looked at the market Thursday, thought (based on method) “This is a cheeseburger set-up!” and promptly laid in 1,300 shares of my favorite short index 3X ETF. In other words, head went into the noose … Read More
Up at 3 AM because that Big Stock Brokerage merger in 2023 resulted in a change to our Schedule D which means (in an abundance of caution) filing an amended 1040 to get the new Schedule D into the IRS system for TY2024. God, to I know how to kick off and have a fun … Read More
You know a society is on the verge of collapse when people’s brains start falling into disuse. It’s right there in Diamond and Tainter, if you read anything, anymore. But here’s a (we don’t write on Wednesday) note that screams will are dying from within: Seattle closes gifted and talented schools because they had too … Read More
In an earlier Peoplenomics report (December, 27,2023) we went into some depth on a concept called QFPD: “Quest for Perfect Days”. This, when coupled with some ideas covered both in old “ShopTalk Sunday” reports like this one, led to some new insights into a “battle below the perception threshold” that’s waged every day, all around … Read More
If you’re an early riser, we apologize for the up and downs of our website today because of changes I’ve made in order to ensure that if the Internet is attacked in coming days, weeks, or months, our site will still be here with the best news sources we have available. First things first: There … Read More
Happy Over Easter. Now getcher ass going and do something! We had a perfectly delightful couple of “down time” days where many projects were moved ahead, prompting us to make some long-term decisions about our home DIYer website (Ultra-Make.com). But more on that as we go through the day in a more orderly manner. Losing … Read More