Ever since December 2021, when we began advising it was time to learn gardening, conditions have been building toward Depression before 2023. Even our moderate case for economic calamity, though, has gained strength as the modern Fed – while avoiding the same mistake of the 1929 Fed – has also mis-stepped and made up new … Read More
[Exceptionally long (for the free side). But go ahead, take some time and relax with it… Holiday, and all.] Today’s coffee klatch of day-traders and tool sluts is now in order! Our usual dose of news, but then back out to our shop as the weekend enters its final hours. (Gimme a chorus of “Damn!) … Read More
This being a holiday weekend, we will mainly focus on charts. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty going on. It’s just some of it is below the surface. We will, of course, “scratch that itch” a bit. It’s what we do. We also drop into a reflective mood in a snip from the Reporter’s … Read More
Early futures were still pointing up when I first checked on them about 3:30 AM. Apparently, our “pre-holiday” blow-off is continuing. Although the mania formerly known as crypto mania is missing the boat. BTC was under $29,000 last time I checked. Here’s the latest from the Economics Desk of Rip N. Reed: GDP Important to … Read More
A Peoplenomics report today which is sure to get a large following, both with centrists and (probably) with fusion centers. How many times have we told you how sick we get of people griping, whining, and becoming simple-minded, media-sucking, babies who don’t offer strong, effective, long-term solutions? I don’t know about you, but I haven’t … Read More
Not enough on your plate to worry you? Time to become a “Seniorpreneur!” Today we take up some very uncomfortable forward-thinking about what may lie ahead for America’s aging grays. (Two of which we is.) Beyond just lining-out the problem, though, we have some ideas for how to cope with hard times that you can … Read More
Once you know that there is essentially no difference between what the social conventions call “WORK” and what some of us call “PLAY”, then term “workstation” becomes interchangeable with “playstation.” [Sony lawyers notwithstanding, but our use is in the generic sense, not the product anchored wordmark (2 cap letters), and there is plenty of prior art. … Read More
Yes. Global Systemic Collapse is coming into view. We’ve all sort-of known that the world has been living on borrowed time. But, like that Library book you kept forgetting to return, we have skipped the actual doing something about it. “Such a small daily fine, after all.” So, we have cheated, cajoled, polarized, and differentiated to the … Read More
Our normal Sunday fare is foregone today in honor of the solemnity of the day, and its meaning, worldwide. Easter Confessional: I found a great deal on a Wen 6510T spindle sander on eBay overnight. So, we haven’t lost sight of what really goes on in the shop… It’s a dandy time for us Junior … Read More
How to become a High Output Production Writer (Part 2) This being a holiday weekend *(Easter tomorrow), we will ease into part 2 of our discussion of the writer’s craft. In part one, we went over software, settings, lighting, screens, colors, moods, keyboards…all those “little things” that don’t get the attention due them by casual … Read More
Reader note: 7:12 AM. Bit later than usual with our Sunday Epistle. But there have been some strangish things afoot here… Texas Twilight Zone Yessir, fine Saturday in the outback, until we got to the power outage part at about 4:20 PM lasy night. Right in the middle of cocktails (champaign or rum) and the … Read More
“What, oh pray tell Mr. Ure, are the meds you’re on this morning with such consummate blather?” Not necessary. Headlines are providing the insights. You see, we are watching a whole slew of “penny dreadful novellas” play out in real-time. We’ll get to the list, but first – for the Great Unwashed (the undipped sheep) the Wiki … Read More
We need to begin by trying to understand what happened in Monday trading. Mostly nothing. In fact, as Robin Handler over at the Options Signal Service noted: “Here we are at the 4th of April. I didn’t see anything unusual. Surprise the world did not react to Russia bringing back the Gold standard. Let’s see … Read More