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
Let’s start with the big one – because it is likely to establish that another so-called conspiracy theory – ain’t so theoretical after all. clif is antiselenite on X: “$100 Billion…suing for chemtrail damages…” / X You should take time to read the entire article carefully. This is his plan – and others may file their … Read More
Big doings today with the final couple of chapters of our Longevity playbook plus the new ADP jobs report just out. But, that’s not all. There’s the usual last-minute silliness that comes with virtually all elections and there’s the usual assortment of shock-and-awe as the markets continue their levitation act. A bit of perspective on … Read More
But, seriously, what did you expect in a much-higher-than-acknowledged inflationary environment? “S&P CORELOGIC CASE-SHILLER INDEX RECORDS 4.2% ANNUAL GAIN IN AUGUST 2024 NEW YORK, OCTOBER 29, 2024: S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) today released the August 2024 results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. The leading measure of U.S. home prices recorded a 4.2% … Read More
At the Ranch – Reader Note: You may get an “odd response” from this website while I am doing the final round of tuning before we go behind a paywall Feb. 14, of next year. Our present web tuning is designed to speed up the site, but while the ads are gone, so are a … Read More
Monday – meh. There’s really very little action to kick the week off. Other than the tit-for-tat game in the Middle East and the grinding down of Ukraine. And the NorKs going to Kursk and… But the first issue is data which begins flowing tomorrow with a week to roll until the presidential (bad choices) will … Read More
This is (kind of) a How-To on Hydroponics. You remember my mentioning that I’m building “workstations” for senior living, right? How cool it would be if you could have everything right at hand to make indoor growing a treat instead of a chore? But water indoors is problematic. So this is also about Designing and … Read More
Don’t look now, but a dangerous story of “tits and tats” seems to be opening. Because Israel – as expected – attacked Iran overnight. But things are far from settled. So, in addition to a nice quiet Saturday news review and the week’s closing ChartPack, some speculation on what happens next. More for Subscribers ||| … Read More
HDNBW with a side of Fatal Distractions? This is a dandy time to discuss the value of broad perspectives and the importance of generalization skills. Because for most of us, the coming couple of weeks will bring the culmination of many long-chain event sequences that none of us will have any influence over. So best … Read More