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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

Super short this morning because Elaine and I are short of power. No matter how much contingency planning you do, a high of 8 F and chills well below zero – are not the kind of thing you normally plan for. Here’=’s the national picture and this snap of all the cold parts will ove … 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

Woo-Woo or Ultra-Science?  That’s the Question. It has been popular in American politics of late to diss all manner of disagreeable and still “information-controlled” alleged facts as “Conspiracies.” To this, the Denying Party then proclaims that ALL Conspiracies are Wrong. This morning, we show otherwise. UFO MATERIAL:  Recovered and Tested Although nothing new to our Peoplenomics readers, … Read More

And another… M 7.1 – 70 km ENE of Namie, Japan Details on USGS site here:  M 7.1 – 70 km ENE of Namie, Japan (usgs.gov) Fuk’ed, didja say?  No tsunami, but see the details over at Time “Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan.“

Two items besides a very “toppy looking” market on the agenda today. One has to do with the critical nature of having the right partner if TSHTF.  While the other is an update for a long-time friend who is updating his bug-out strategies. So, with Big Winter (*where’d that “climate hype” go?) bearing down, we … Read More

Been a wild week around here.  So my special thanks for us for a couple of readers who have generously shared from great ideas to roll with this weekend. First up, our star gem cutter up in  Albuquerque checks in with? “Nancy’s Most Excellent Crab Cake Recipe” First, I use a 10 1/2 inch seasoned iron … Read More

Two Big Adventure stories hold focus this morning:  Where the markets go from here and how to deal with some remarkable healthcare issues.  Since Urban is about economics and prepping (mainly) let’s start there. Mo Money – Mo Money! Yeah – after calling for a war-time-like effort at Job Creation, the Fed Boss this week seems … Read More

These are times that our grandchildren will hear-tell about.  Because we are now in process of working through the biggest financial bubble since at least the South Seas Bubble and, arguably, Tulip Mania (1632-1637). Is this an Economic Bubble? The answer, at least to us, is hell yes!  Let’s look at one asset class – … Read More

The adventure of Elaine’s hip surgery takes priority over…well….everything. So because we are up to so-deep in medical issues, 11please excuse missing a day. As of click time:  Dow futures were up about  100.  Big winner in markets was the Hang Seng overnight. And  our cherry on top is Bitcoin, which was quoted this morning $46,280. … Read More

Right out of the chute today,  a nod to the National Federation of Independent Business.  Which issued a not-so-happy outlook today:  “The net percent of owners expecting better business conditions falls 55 points in 4 months.” Additional Details: “WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 9, 2021) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined in January to 95.0, down 0.9 from … Read More

Welcome to another in our series of idiotic time (and taxpayer money-wasters) from the mean-spirited Congress. Which will gavel in today to another distraction to keep Amerizuela fired-up so as to avoid the plebes asking questions.  Like “Where the F is our stimulus checks?” Much more important that getting bills beat-back, roof over the head, … Read More

Worth having a discussion about senior housing accessibility for two reasons this week.   First is wife Elaine who will have a hip replacement sooner, or later.  We went to “hip school” last week (more on this in a minute) and learned a lot about what to avoid. Second was – when I went to the … Read More