News

There is no mail today.  Banks are closed.  The U.S. markets are closed…and what the hell am I doing up? Well, this is another one of those half holidays we talk about.  Fine time to introduce non-subscribers (to our Peoplenomics newsletter) to some sharper thinking than appears in the mainstream. Were it not for the pending … Read More

Prepping:  Here we go again:  The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for our area.  The weather, starting tonight, could be downright crappy for a couple of days.  Cold as hell, especially. By the forecast, we will get a spot of rain starting this afternoon.  Not normally a bad thing by itself.  … Read More

From our server team: A number of serious security vulnerabilities affecting multiple CPU architectures were recently disclosed by Google’s Project Zero team as outlined in our support annoucement on Jan 4. In order to address the disclosed vulnerabilities, the physical hardware on which your website resides will need to undergo maintenance. This maintenance specifically patches … Read More

As always in Peoplenomics, we are not whiners – we deal in solutions.  In fact, turning lemons into lemonade is our stock-in-trade. This week, what the pseudo-media was screaming about (the Trumpstorm) is actually a marvelous opportunity to move in the direction of making America great, again.  But, you need to grok terms like neocolonial … Read More

Sure, we’ll get to this morning’s latest hysterical over-reaction to Donald Trump’s immigration comments in a minute.  But, honestly, there are much more important things going on that will impact your life in the short-term, so should be ready to deal with them. First, and foremost, (because we are unabashedly capitalistic at our core) the market … Read More

Making:  Ah.  Another weekend arrives.  And with it, the chance to get out to the shop and get some Make! on. Don’t ask me why, but this weekend I happened to be looking at Craigslist and I noticed that where were a lot of cheap ovens for sale in our area.  One could get a used electric … Read More

This is getting to be a lot like fishing.  I mean, with apologies to Robert Mueller, the markets are where the fishing is much better. But, even at the “best spot on the lake” sometimes you just sit in the boat, take a bite of sandwich, wolf-down more coffee and…..wait. The Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ are off recent … Read More

Financial Mindset:  Here’s a terrible secret that most people aren’t aware of: Nearly 100 percent of the time, you are either a) making money or b) spending money.  Even while sleeping. That’s because there is still the HVAC, a light on somewhere, and even those ubiquitous “wall warts” sucking down small but measureable amounts of … Read More

Hmmm… not sure if the (lazy) mainstream media is willing to tackle some stories because they involve math, but this morning we run out some numbers to settle the question. Depending on party, and whether you like the teach of Apprentice, or the Sage of Omaha, we’ll see who puts what kind of returns on … Read More

Please don’t take this as another attack on former president Obama, but the Federal government has a serious “clean hands problem” leftover from his time on Pennsylvania Avenue. If it were only the matter of the FBI’s mishandling of the purported Russia story – which nearly a year on still has only produced irrelevant process charges … Read More

Reader Input Request (RIR):  As you know, I have started working on the periodic updates and upgrades planned for UrbanSurvival. Just by being here, you’re already a highly esteemed member of our Board of Directors. In order to make sure we continue to deliver a quality product, please take the time to send an email … Read More

We are fast approaching that part January where we have been eyeing a confluence of events in our charts, channels, technical indicators, and entrails of small animals, where a change of winds will be worked out. Specifically, now that Bitcoin has reached our $16,279 target level (and then some), we could be set for a … Read More

Personal Performance:  A word this morning about one of the most important tasks I go through on Monday morning.  I “score” my weekend. Sometimes, even the commies get things (partly) right, you know.  Take the late Chairman Mao. Before we get into the “scoring” part, a refresher on “criticism, self-criticism” from Wikipedia: “A struggle session … Read More