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Since hitting age 73 this month, my interests are drifting slightly from “making more” to “enjoying more.”  Which means, for columns like this (free) one, there’s not an incentive to “give it all away.” Reason?  There can be some really nice payoffs to life-long learning and temporal/longitudinal observation series.  So, tomorrow, Peoplenomics subscribers will get a … Read More

Again, except for Peoplenomics.com reports, I will keep comments relatively short.  There is still much prepping to be done here before the arrival of “NSNW” Year, as we outlined back at Christmas. Yes, that’s right: We nailed future pretty damn well, if I do say so myself, in UrbanSurvival 2022: War Year? What KIND of … Read More

Is there a hidden history to meta-materials? About how the future could be defined by them? Could a materials analog to A.I. might even be machine-printable? Off on a quest for new meta materials. “Why now,” you may be wondering. “Don’t we know there is a war on?” Yes, of course.  But wars are interesting technology … Read More

Depends on who you ask. According to new Housing data just out: “YEAR-OVER-YEAR The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an 18.8% annual gain in December, remaining the same from the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 17.0%, up from 16.9% … Read More

As promised, a shorter column as I work on more “distillation of thinking” into higher purity trading. Let’s see what happened to the War predicted for this weekend and see when it’s more likely to take place. Mental Screen Shot The Western press has lost another key learning opportunity in how to better report “the … Read More

Although Ure has promised to lighten up on his keyboard, there’s not too much to be done until the Sun pops up. You can only shower and shave so many times.  (Usually once) After one pot of coffee, the caffeine kicks the blood pressure too much. The neighbors aren’t out hunting. Rain threatens. Hard to … Read More

With the Big Birthday party (a six-pack of Rolling Rock and a prime rib) the mind wanders to more suitable foods for an aging gent with an eye on 90.  Getting to 73 wasn’t too tough.  But, good friends, strong personal boundaries, and staying active sure helps. So, attention is now turned on the garden, … Read More

As we watch the potential count-down clock to WW III, a discussion of time risk seems in order.  Not that we can do a damn thing about it.  It’s just that we have been watching events in Ukraine closely since last November.  And it has come down to this weekend for my “fish & chips … Read More

Seriously – three-day bithday weekend around here so what’s not to love? Well, except we’re holding onto hopes that Messrs. Buyed ’em and Putin will hold off on the fireworks.  Thanks, Bubbas, don’t want to put Ya’ll out, or anything. Trouble Lurks, However Trouble swirling on all sides, however, may interrupt the power and next week’s … Read More

“May you live in interesting times.”  And, as Robert Kennedy said in a Cape Town speech (1966) “Like it or not we live in interesting times.” Although Kennedy attributed the quote to a “Chinese curse” there is no support in the literature for such a phrase.  We know a few multicultural white hats. This morning, … Read More

As something of a perma-Bear I am frequently found playing the short side of markets; betting things will get worse, not better. No, I don’t suffer from depression, except insofar as we all do in a “do-nothing economy.”  Nor do we cower for fear of the future. Still, being short – being right – and … Read More

Warrior Moon is tomorrow, or rather, tonight, depending on which side of the International Dateline you’re on. The term is rarely seen, outside of the old historical pieces, and even then, it’s often in concert with other language.  In 1907 it appears in Henry Smith Williams’ World History discussing a people who “worshipped a warrior … Read More

“Never let a good crisis go to waste.”  ~Winston Churchill Although the headlines are frantically crazy, saying things like “Frantic 48-Hours to Stop Europe from War,” we have a more even, perhaps even data-driven way of looking at events in Future that have not-yet condensed into conscious Realms. “Looking Glass” Confusion We have a pretty good idea … Read More