Old Man Labs here is planning another project. This one gets into the realms of the really weird. But trust me, it will sound like fun (interesting?) when I walk you through it. For those who haven’t been around as long as this site – which will be 25-years in September (basis UrbanSurvival.com web domain) … Read More
Why, looking at the early futures (Dow +200) you’d think that the skies were about to part and the rally into the close Friday might continue. ‘fraid not. But, the good news for old day traders is that the markets always “swing” so there’s usually a lunch money trade, or two, lying around. Still, it’s … Read More
Hard to make sense of the world through press off ejaculate “pressers” which artfully pick and choose morality to suit agitprop goals. However, through the lenses of history and economics, a pattern begins to fill in. And so, as near as we can figure it, the Weimar (II) has been saved by Powell as the … Read More
Life Extension has a hard limit defined by personal income over time. Wife Elaine nailed it at breakfast Monday when she said “You can’t have one without the Other.” Life extension mainly costs money and investments usually cost time. Today, we’ll look at this balancing problem. And begin to draw an odd kind of outlook … Read More
The temps dropped in East Texas overnight. The leading edge of expressed “bitterness” in the coming weeks and even months. A period with more of an Angostura bent than most. Tomorrow night, we’ll kiss freezing out here, but that should be the last of Nature’s winter. Man’s winter will be measured in years. In Economic … Read More
Here’s what half a century of news reporting (and management geeking) teaches pretty clearly. When the first line of a press release begins: “To support American businesses and households, the Federal Reserve Board on Sunday announced it will make available additional funding to eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet … Read More
The End of the World is not yet at hand. Yet, if you pay close attention, you can “almost hear it” at times. Let’s start with the market knock-down Thursday which will continue into this morning according to futures prices. Our Aggregate Index approach to markets shows pretty clearly the decisive area we’ve now entered: … Read More
The tea and vitamin stack may get credit for this morning’s key insight. Namely that Global Collapse may be caused not by any of the “symptoms” that appear in daily news headlines. but, rather, it may arise because of inconsistent global notation (logical) systems. Shades of Logic Matter Notation as in three major sorts found in … Read More
Software mirrors psychology, as we figure it. And important consideration when trying not just to sort out what the ChartPack hints at, but a whole field of research in and of itself. You see, we don’t get much training in how to use the components of mind: There’s a graphics layer, a data table view…all … Read More
“The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions,” says an old (Ure) family saying. Further on it says “And it’s lined with idiots watching…” Now, we’re thinking the Road routes through Florida. At issue are misleading headlines. Like Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state | WFLA. … Read More
This whole “Woke” thing is on the rocks. But, sadly, not giving up without a fight. Case #1: Lightfoot Out As we told subscribers: “Woke Got Fired.” As The Hill reports: The Memo: Lightfoot is latest Democrat to fall to anger over crime. Nor will Lightfoot likely be the last. We hear from people in Oregon, … Read More
We have been telling you for years: If you are young, don’t expect to retire until at least 68 – and as of this morning it looks like the FRA (full retirement age) could be bumped to 70. Take a careful read of A bipartisan group of Senators is talking about raising the retirement age … Read More
Bipolar disorder is a great place to start. Although, like gout, BPD does come with some benefits. Like super creativity – depending on where you are in the cycle. Over on the subscriber side, I’ve been working on the market BPD indicator. Which as the preopen today was trying to tell us: On the subscriber … Read More