Signs of holiday madness are all around us. Like the crazy events up in cheese land where 20 injured when SUV plows into spectators at parade in Wisconsin. Or, overseas where our late winter war jitters for as early as late January are firming up: Ukraine Expects Russian Assault | National Review, “War’s coming” takes … Read More
Brain-Hand Balance? Been spending too much “time in the chair” lately. There’s a lot to be said for personal time-logging. If you jot down precisely what you’re doing – four times an hour – you can quickly come up with a Brain-Hand balance number. Yesterday, for example, was a 98% brain day. Only 2% body movement. … Read More
No, this is not a doomporn piece. Rather, it’s a sober look at where certain indicators are pointing from now through year-end and into 2022. We will walk through it step-wise this morning and see what – if anything – can be done to profit from it. Save making a little scratch which may not … Read More
There is not a lot of real news this morning, at least in the headlines. Besides the mainstream media making fools of ’emselves with this Rittenhouse Roulette nonsense. Used to be in America, we embraced process (including jury trials) because (write this down and review daily) process is your friend. Even if you move overseas. Like some … Read More
We will try to be brief because of some AMAZING woo-woo floating around in dream and physical realms. But first, a word (or many) about the market which is due to rally at the open. So hint futures. Philly Fed First Always an interesting bellwether to keep an eye on: “The diffusion index for current … Read More
Can people profit from knowledge of the future? It’s an intriguing question. It’s come up a lot in my life. Particularly since we are fast-approaching our December 1 time machine experiment window. Although our focus this morning is on less-direct means of knowing future. So, in addition to our usual look at the week’s news, and … Read More
Just out from Census – but this is misleading at best: Up 1.7%? Don’t believe it. Misleading this Mr. Ure say? Why shore did! Lookie here, now: Monetary base is up 31% in the last year. The Retail Sales are measured how? Show of hands? Units? NO!!! You stooge, it’s measured in DOLLARS. So if the … Read More
War is coming. But, the band plays on. Besides, too early to figure which war will come first? Europe’s or Australia’s? Both seem ready to heat up. Yet, adversity and opportunity often make joint appearances. So, which will it be?
American can, at least in theory, remember the Great Crash was in October of 1929.
Yet, how many are taught the day U.S. stocks hit their Depression era lows?
I get more done when I have too many irons in the fire. I need to start a 1960s saw restoration like I need to give birth to quintuplets.
Still, the old saying “If you want something done right, give to to a busy man…” Thanks to modern wokiocy, we encourage the reader to
We consider charts today because resolution is upon us and always occurs. Since we have a good bead on things now, speculation is in order.
There is, it seems, not very much reliable data for the average – non-statistician – to consider when deciding to get a vax shot or not. UN-like the US CDC, however, the British have been much more clear (dare we say transparent?) in their reporting. For those keeping track, the latest is out in Week … Read More
Thank you for your service. For my brother in law and our many friends who served; a portion of whom paid the highest price. Me? Never did a hitch. U.S. Navy turned me down (*asthma and eczema). So at age 19 I was instead a microwave tech rep on remote sites in Alaska. Posh gig: … Read More
Been asked by a new subscriber to explain how Elaine and I came to Texas almost 20-years ago. Pretty good tale, turns out. Very Monty Python: “And now for something completely different…” After all, why would a couple in their early 50s walk out on five of the hottest cities in the country? Seattle, … Read More