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My pal – The Major – and I were about age 7 – maybe 8 – when we started jumping off his family carport in earnest. Somewhere in here, his grandmother made him a Superman outfit. She was quite the seamstress. Unassisted by the included cape she’d sewn for him, I continued to jump regularly (and … Read More

Veterans Day.  We’ll get to markets in a sec.  But first things first. Thank you for your Service. And there’s a long list.  My wife Elaine (who did 3 as an MSTS machine specialist at JBLM Lewis-McCord before it was a jumble).  Brother in law Panama.  My pal of 72+years (The Major) whose PhD-fighter-pilot son … Read More

Tinkling of sleigh bells, of hoofbeats on the rooftop, the warm crackling sounds of apple pie baking…Oh, wait, wrong script.  [pickup] “…the warm crackling sounds of fire breaking out in the living room…] This-here is the idiots guide to kick-ass soundscaping of the home for the holidays. Soundscaping – for Effect and Fun Having read … Read More

Despite some very positive developments politically, we still have 72-days to Inauguration. While we are hopeful that everything will go smoothly between now and then, there are still a ton of major issues – each leading off to a fork-into-Future that may not be nice. So, in addition to our ChartPack – featuring our broad … Read More

Been one hell of a week, hasn’t it? Market’s set to take a breather this morning. Fed regional chieftess Michelle Bowman’s likely to offer some level-headed assessments after the quarter point cut. And the markets are trying to figure out “Where next?” They hit the top of a trend channel on new highs Thursday, but … Read More

Fill’er to the rim – or is that brim? Odd ducks be quacking in the land of Sim. Will this be “Joe Go Day” with a side of Fed Shock?  Hmm… Charts that Wow! New all-time Aggregate Index highs came rolling in after the Trump win and today we are expecting some carry-forward and maybe … Read More

We’re glad we got out and voted Tuesday. But with the polls closed, and all but the law-faring, protests, and scorched earth to go, the real question is “Now what?” We are dividing this up into piles: ‘Short-term prior to Jan. 20’ which could be a scorched earth period. The Lawmaker pile – because control … Read More

This is, of course, election day.  We’re still trying to sort out whether to vote, but the “Yes, let’s do this thing” is winning. For the moment.  But that doesn’t mean we are please with any of the candidates. The motivator for us is the promise (by one) to put people we admire to work … Read More

Seat backs and tray tables to their full upright and locked position?  You may wish to make one last run to the lavatory before we begin our descent into…um… With the (militarist left) governor of Washington state already activating the National Guard – and reports that Oregon has done the same thing – see: Portland … Read More

I usually don’t post on Sunday (other than the ShopTalk column which follows). But this one story sums of the radical left’s agenda.  Because up in the northwest governor Jay Inslee activates Washington National Guard ahead of Election Day/ Something to think about here was a little Ure family wisdom from my upbringing (in the fifties):  … Read More

There are six topics to go over in lieu of a project report this week. More insight into why Urban will become paywalled, idiocy of Daylight, ER Roulette, D’Lynn’s “Thinking Sandwich”, radiation monitoring plans, and one other topic (or I just can’t count). Daylight Time Stupidity Ask people with serious sight impairment what they think … Read More

Don’t look now, but the comparison with 1929 is back.  So today we’re throwing a pencil at it. Because while 1929 can never happen again, runaway inflation of asset prices not only can but there’s a fair case it has been underway since summer. Of course, a few (obligatory) headlines and the preview of the … Read More

Yes. The stock market “fell out of bed” Thursday, but trust me: it wasn’t all bad.  The market was painfully bloated and over-priced. Use case for financial Ozempic. The good news – and bad – is that the two after-closing reports weren’t bad.  Although Apple beat in many accounting categories, there’s that little hole in … Read More