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2-cups worth today.  This first part is easy. Pick up press release and read. Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 3.7 percent and hours worked increased 1.3 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are … Read More

Elaine and I had a marvelous conversation Friday about what we remembered from our youth.  (Which for both is a decade over a half-century ago!). Green Jell-O at church gatherings came up. Her preference was for the Jell-O with cottage cheese.  Mine?  Green Jell-O with a (drained) can of mixed fruit cocktail in it.  Topped with a thick … Read More

We will have an exceptionally short column on foodery and cookery this morning – since I haven’t gotten anything from readers this week. This being “Planting Day” – with the new Moon this morning – we will be outside doing the “gardening thing” as soon as the morning dishes are cleared and thrown in the … Read More

Our sincere and heartfelt thanks to an UrbanSurvival reader who finally couldn’t take it any longer… Apparently not impressed with our “Di Giorno thin crust Suprema” which is then modified with mushrooms, more sauce, more cheese and baked before the very doors of hell. We appreciate the salvation offered herein: Guest Recipe #1 I can’t … Read More

Credit here to my younger sister (I have an older one, too) for putting the time and energy into compiling a Ure Family Cookbook, a while back.  Though somewhat recent, since it was in “digital times.” There are two kitchenary delights today (besides my compulsive hitting the “Deals” tab on Amazon to find power tools … Read More

Having grown up in a majority-Asian neighborhood, there is a certain art to Asian cooking that brings joy to the palate.  In particular, this week’s Thursday afternoon dinner of teriyaki chicken. Lots of options here, depending on schedules, amount of labor you want to invest, and so on.  For those on a short clock, boneless, … Read More

TL;DR: Markets look for footing after the Thursday slide. Gold’s holding over $4,000 on futures and Bitcoins wobbling $121,000 to $122,000. Fortunately, we solved a scanner problem and look to steal music from past lives.  Yeah…it’s interesting, alright. Just not conventional. Markets: So Far, So Good We laid out the “expected path” of how the balance … Read More

Tl;DR:  Our spicey old Saturday Gourmet column is back for an occasional peek – meeting the ShopTalk mindset and fascination with “Having the right tools.”  You see, having the right pan is like having the right saw blade — sure, you can hack it out, but why not make it smooth, easy, and a little … Read More

For the one – PPI – it’s supposed to already be here.  Just out from the Labor Department: (How’s your Life going to work when crypto sites and your bank, market, etc. report similar “can’t handle the load” results?  Got a plan? Why Dow futures are up 73 boggles the wetware. Cyber-war target softening?) What … Read More

Let’s get the Reader Note out of the way first. If you l0ok at the menu (top of page) you will see some new little “v’s” which indicate they are now pull-down menus.  I’ve moved a number of things around and added a few things to help “navigating the mind of George” a little more … Read More

Although much over-hype accompanied the coronation of Joe-To-Save-Us this week, the stock futures were becoming skeptical by early Friday.  With good reason. Some of the tech sector high-flyers – like Tesla – were showing down 1.3 percent in the pre-opening.  And worst of all, the Federal Reserve Money Stocks confessional (H.6) could be seen as … Read More

I suppose we ought to start with the retail data just out: Saved by the auto industry, looks like to us.  (Who the hell is driving?) With CV-19 still raging – and variants popping up – should be interesting to see how the coming few months roll.  Do people have anywhere left in their homes … Read More