Too busy with doctor appointments this week (checkups and a cardiologist follow up) to get much done in the Shop or Hobby Shop this week. And it looks like things will be in go-slow mode since the next few weekends will be “Setting up for Fall” events. #1: Plant Fall Garden Fall into winter garden … Read More
With our book on do-it-yourself home power now up on Amazon, most of the week here was focused on the next book – The 100-Year Toaster. Not surprisingly, no one has yet bought a single copy of Power in the Second Depression. It’s free on the Peoplenomics.com website in the Reader Bookshelf section. The 100-Year Toaster … Read More
A couple of Economic news releases before we launch into refried lies. The first is the ECI – Employment Cost Index. Which, over time, feeds into the underlying inflation problem: “Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in June 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported … Read More
The paradox of growth versus environmental balance (finally) wraps up today. We out the final chapter of our next Peoplenomics ebook. These are included with your Peoplenomics.com subscription. However, some of the ebooks such as Power in the Second Depression are available on Amazon ($5.99). This final chapter has taken more than a year to … Read More
Drop by around 8:15 AM Central for the Case-Shiller Housing report update. The balance of this week is full of “surprise risk” for markets. Housing today, a Fed rate hike tomorrow afternoon, and a GDP report for Q2 Thursday that could indicate the nation is already in Recession. The Calendar Matters The one data point … Read More
It has been too damn hot to spend much time on the Chineseum model boat project. So, instead, I got serious about “building a Shop Computer.” Now, any damn fool can go out and pay Big Money for a screaming-fast high performance multi-terabyte 32 GB Win11 machine which is where I do the bulk of … Read More
Ever get tempted to buy one of those inexpensive Chinese model sailing ships on eBay? Great value – way cool. The one on the right there is a good value if you want an introductory project to real model-making skills. $11.33 each plus $3.36 for a SpeedPAK from China. The seller is m.cloud-2 out of Shanghai. … Read More
Academics have screwed the world up more than they think. Two examples should make this clear. The first is how in many (if not MOST) schools, history is taught as “politiography.” In other words, from Columbus on, world history has been considered on its sociological groupings, not its manufacturing and economic realities. Take slavery – … Read More
Long-time reader (sufferer?) Nancy reminded me of something I should have mentioned in this morning’s “Well-storied Home” discussion. In addition to the “themed” digs at DisneyWorld and Disneyland, there are some really great hotels that manage to pull off to-die-for theming in rooms that transport guests. I still have on our shopping list 4-5 overnights … Read More
I haven’t read every book about the artform called Disney Imagineering, but I’ve got a pretty good start. Half a dozen books by geniuses like Rolly Crump. Marty Sklar, Richard Sherman, and how could we overlook two incredible handbooks on underlying processes by Lou Prosperi? One is The Imagineering Pyramid: Using Disney Theme Park Design Principles to Develop … Read More
Some while back, I mentioned that I’d picked up the Chineseum welder model similar to what’s on Amazon – like this one ($28) – which is “similar-to” the very reliable Smith Little Torch which – at $155 – is a shade more expensive. Before my review of the offshore entry, a few words contexting things for … Read More
Dreams, probability clouds, and sleep apnea is not the most mainstream economics and stock trading discussion you’ll run into, today. But it’s been an interesting journey following up on the many research forks apparent in our last discussion on point. Which was Prophecy, Cardiac Insufficiency, and Hypoxia. Today, we’ll be looking into additional data and … Read More
A Sunday Financial note: the price of Bitcoin dropped to $17,986.50 overnight as the digital tulip wilt continues in the summer heat. Because the stock market is locked in a decline mirroring the 1929 -1933 collapse to a high level, we therefore anticipate a continuing decline before a washout in a week or several. Problem … Read More