Just out from Census – but this is misleading at best: Up 1.7%? Don’t believe it. Misleading this Mr. Ure say? Why shore did! Lookie here, now: Monetary base is up 31% in the last year. The Retail Sales are measured how? Show of hands? Units? NO!!! You stooge, it’s measured in DOLLARS. So if the … Read More
USER HINT: Right click with your mouse and – if you have Windows 10, select “Read Aloud” so you can watch the sun come up while drinking your coffee and having today’s column read to you. (I have taken to this tool many times to help proof read this column. Hasn’t helped, but I can … Read More
A short column today since I was too busy to write it earlier in the week. Which runs head-on into the 6:30 AM Lawnmower Gran Prix which goes flag-down Sunday mornings… I did want to chat with you about getting control of workspaces because as an older dolt, organizing too many projects is a continuous … Read More
We depart from our usual hand tools and hands-on power tool enjoyment this weekend to begin work on a seminal project: The ultimate ham radio wire antenna system. Long-term readers of this site will remember that we’ve already done one spin on an improved HF antenna. Called Super Antenna iV it offered better performance than … Read More
Since the U.S. markets are closed today, and we’ll skim through a few headlines first. But then, how’s about we do some really far-fetched fun stuff? Woo-Woo? I’m going to explain a theory of “light pumping” and how a new “whole body light” technology may be just ahead. I’m doing this mainly to “put it … Read More
Time to “hit ’em and get ’em” for another week. Like Monday, I rolled out today, did the “morning stack” of anti-aging vitamins, brewed a pot of Kona blend, and began to plot my way through the maze of the week ahead. Let’s ride… Back in the Saddle Wall Street doesn’t climb a “Wall of … Read More
Imagining that you remember our advice (“Sell in May and Go Away”) we are not using this as a neener-neener moment. OK, I was tempted… We need to sit back, thumb through books by Sun Tzu and von Clausewitz, and remember “Economics is war by other means.” Even von Clausewitz got it wrong: War is … Read More
The arrival of spring! This weekend has really ramped up the workload around the old rancheroo, though. Among the projects in our household right now: Finishing up a visual theme in the master bedroom. We decided to theme it as an art studio. (What goes on in there approaches “art” [sleeping, lol, perv!]. That led … Read More
There is an old saying – beneficially learned growing up in a racially homogenous community – among Chinese: Crisis is often accompanied by opportunity. In fact, though I don’t remember the characters for it, they are similar. Now, in the wake of the BlizTex21, is a good time to remember this linkage. There are steps … Read More
My friend Wally, whom I haven’t heard from for years, introduced me to the old saying “Screwed the Pooch and sold the Pups…” around 1999, or so. You can follow the notion, probably. So, our first point is that America (land of the Pooch) is maxed on wrong-headed solutions – promoted only because they are … Read More
Some things we got right – a few things wrong. What ate the key lessons from the second major storm series to hit Texas this year? Some Surprising learnings. First though, a look at some headlines – yeah, about Texas – and then into the ChartPack before we “Go outside and “play in the snow…” … Read More
My first foray into the Frozen South results in several “life in the Outback” notes. Solar panels had to be re=swept – remove overnight frost. Daily here shortly. Computer 2 is on charge. Big energy bank is 23.8V. Only spot freezing in food storage (mushroom soup cans 31.7F…) No broken water anywhere (waiting for the … Read More
Sure – this site is about finance. Dispensing with that: Bitcoin is still absurd ($47.5K ea.) and the stock and bond markets in the U.S. are closed in honor of my upcoming 72nd birthday Presidents Day. Markets are open elsewhere in the world: Europe was up modestly earlier. And Japan was up almost 2% to … Read More