The World’s “Wasted People”

Time for a rethink of social programs?  A chance discussion this week got me to thinking about how the world really needs a way to “recapture waste people.” Who??? There’s no one who is “waste” per se, but circumstances in life often result in a lot of people ending up in hopeless, dead-ends, that seem … Read More

Prepping: Tweaking a Home for Aging

Although Elaine and I are planning to sell our “state park-like” setting in the woods and move back to the Big City – wherever that is – we have also considered staying out here in the woods and wait for [whatever] here.  Along the way, we have been adding lots of small “tweaks” to the home … Read More

Trade: The Late, Broken News

Are you “ahead of the news” or are you “behind it?” On trade, there are always Alt-Sources of supply…so why is the media getting yet-another story wrong?  China is convenient but not irreplaceable.  Think Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Brazil…cheap labor is everywhere! It’s not a trivial question.  There’s a tremendous sense of confusion … Read More

Markets: Evolving a Fall MOAC?

MOAC:  Mother of All Crashes Sorry if you are not a subscriber to our Peoplenomics.com website, otherwise, this morning’s missive might make a lot more sense. But even here in the cheap seats, I’ve been telling you for nearly a year that we could experience a major Double-Top in this market.  To remind you, click … Read More

Nested Bayesian Investment Analysis

Humans are binary animals. It’s built in to how we think because of our “wetware” – which means neurons only have two states:  fired or not. This has tremendous implications for how we arrange nested decisions and how we “bias ourselves” in certain directions.  Yet little of this is out in front of the public … Read More

Around the Ranch: Aging, Figuring, Hamming, Dreams

Been a while since we’ve had the morning cuppa Joe and just “went over a few things…” The Best Anti-Aging Medicine:   It may be your self-image.  Elaine and I don’t spend much time with people our age.  With a few notable exceptions, when most people hit their 70’s they “couch out” and turn into … Read More

CPI Day, BTFD or Duck & Cover?

“Buy the freakin’ dips” or hide in cash? Hell of a tough investment decision to make if you manage your own trades.  Let’s toll through some things to consider.  Trump on Trade Talks, Fed money supply data, and fresh CPI figures just out… First, we had a series of Tweets by the president this morning … Read More

Nested Bayesian What?

“Nested Bayesian Investment Analysis” is our upcoming Peoplenomics.com report for this weekend and I wanted to mention how it arose since how an “old man in the woods” can come up with new ideas may be of interest. As I have explained previously, I have designed and use something I call a light crown.  It … Read More

High Noon in Dusty East Texas

Pop Quiz: What’s a drier experience: a)  Living on a sailboat for 10-winters in Seattle, or… b)  Getting the mail in mid-May in East Texas? Correct Answer:  B People seem to have a vision of Texas – if they’ve never been here before – that it’s a land of coyotes and sage brush. Sure, true, … Read More

Anti-Gravity: The Roll-Out Issues

Recent U.S. Navy anti-gravity patents hold both promise and problems. It’s a classic “disruptive technology” and it’s part of a larger picture we will be covering in multiple upcoming issue. We’ll jump into that after headlines and our view of the trade-crazed markets… More for Subscribers      |||     SUBSCRIBE NOW!       |||   Subscriber Help Center

Prepping: Home Appliance School

One of the non-obvious problems of living to a ripe old age (we’re into our 70’s, yeah?) is that you will no doubt begin to outlive most all the crap you have acquired over the years. How to keep up with the rising expenses when things – especially major appliances – begin to break down … Read More

Markets Predicting Trade Talks OK?

Not too many people speak fondly of Thomas Bayes.  But, in the world of statistics Bayesian analysis.  We will save the in-depth article on the application of Baye’s theory to improve trading returns while being able to make your “news predictions” nearly god-like in their accuracy.  Because the real point is that “One of the … Read More

72-Year War Cycle: Iran’s “Test War?”

Israel was founded May 14, 1948.  So, by our reckoning, their 72-year cycle “existential war” should not begin until late winter or early spring of next year. Yet, here we are on the verge of a quick, decisive ground war into PLO/Gaza land almost a year ahead of historical cycles. The US market is set … Read More