Know what time it is? The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists labeled the beginning of this year as “100-seconds to Midnight.” At which time, turn off the lights, and settle into the remnant’s struggle to pick ourselves up again in a few thousand years. The truly paranoid think the president is already in hiding and … Read More
Right out of the chute this morning, we have to take a look at the new import and export prices report. They show a nearly remarkable change in our position as the world’s leading grifter. The U.S. dollar – while down from near parity with the Euro a couple of weeks back – is still very … Read More
Let’s start with Collapse-Capable Electronics Operator training and why it’s a different cut of cloth than a ham radio operator. Nothing against hams – finest people in the world. And I’m an Extra Class (AC7X) who’s been “Banging brass” for 60-some years, now. Everyone can benefit from a ham license – no Morse code required … Read More
It’s going to be quiet today – at least in theory – until we get to Wednesday morning which has the Consumer Price Index (BOHICA) due. Of course, expect much gnashing of teeth and political yammer-speak, but it’s of no consequence. The Fed doesn’t meet till the second half of September and the geo-economic-political landscape … Read More
Extreme Summer, 2022 Edition is slowly moving towards conclusion. Nowhere near fast enough for us, though. Our kitchen was attacked by ants this week. Elaine came over to the office sputtering “Hoards of ants have invaded the kitchen!” Sure enough, yes they had. However, hardly the end of the world. Essentially, they were along the … Read More
“Oh my God- Another Book” begins the morning with the first chapters of yet-another book I’m thinking about writing. Well, maybe more than thinking about. This one is all about the coming Digital Dark Age. The one that follows deteriorating relations with China, Iran, Russia and whoever else holds a grudge. As they all gang … Read More
Some genuine “old reporter” chill is in order, here. So much hype and so little hard news, that I think slowing down for a bit of perspective may be useful. If nothing else, this may your help your blood pressure, right? From the top, then: A few years back, I wrote a wonderfully useful book called … Read More
We begin this morning hoping that Joe Biden doesn’t deteriorate further. As you’ve heard, he’s come down with a Covid relapse. So, while he’s not exactly out, there’s definitely some “chill pill” going on: Biden tests positive for COVID again. Not only in G.A. Stewart’s work – over at The Age of Desolation website, but … Read More
Economics drives history. Von Clausewitz 101: “Economics is just war by other means.” So, we have three major play-acting / Kabuki performances going this week. The curtain goes up this morning on GDP. And for those who aren’t following what this means in terms of the ongoing war (on the people) being waged by two … Read More
The paradox of growth versus environmental balance (finally) wraps up today. We out the final chapter of our next Peoplenomics ebook. These are included with your Peoplenomics.com subscription. However, some of the ebooks such as Power in the Second Depression are available on Amazon ($5.99). This final chapter has taken more than a year to … Read More
It has been too damn hot to spend much time on the Chineseum model boat project. So, instead, I got serious about “building a Shop Computer.” Now, any damn fool can go out and pay Big Money for a screaming-fast high performance multi-terabyte 32 GB Win11 machine which is where I do the bulk of … Read More
Ever get tempted to buy one of those inexpensive Chinese model sailing ships on eBay? Great value – way cool. The one on the right there is a good value if you want an introductory project to real model-making skills. $11.33 each plus $3.36 for a SpeedPAK from China. The seller is m.cloud-2 out of Shanghai. … Read More
Wherein we replace the programmatic news decided by the Powers and minion Editors. And instead, we use a “What keywords really matter in my Life?” approach. We’ll give you the idea and you can dial it in to whatever your circumstances are. It’s a reaction to wife Elaine’s sometimes habitual listening to the “all news” … Read More