Time to Break-Up December

Dec 19, 2019 | 34 comments

Hey!  Aren’t we American’s supposed to be smart?  Exceptionally, right? Well, if we’re so  smart, how come December is such a screwed-up month and we’ve put up with it?  Talk about conflicted…. The way I see it, there are 62 days in...

Annual Forecast Issue (Part 1)

Dec 18, 2019 | 27 comments

Normally, our Annual Forecast is a single issue, but I wanted to try something  bit different this year.  Instead of going through our usual Major Systems of Life (food, shelter, transportation, energy, environment, and finance) I thought it would be useful...

A Disturbing Conspiracy Theory

Dec 17, 2019 | 65 comments

With “Impeachment Day” nonsense overwhelming all the “news” channels, I got to thinking this morning ” Are we ALL missing something?”  Maybe so… Let’s back up:  While it’s true that HRC and the DNC came along to...

NY Fed Outlook, Futures Play Santa

Dec 16, 2019 | 45 comments

The mind of the public is not on eartth-shaking economic news.  Evidenced by the top six searches on Google in the past day have been football-related. So being out of touch, and a bit greedier, we’ll begin with the  NY Fed Empire State Manufacturing outlook:...

Prepping: Got Your “Eyes Covered”?

Dec 15, 2019 | 21 comments

First thing:  This is not medical advise… But, since it’s the time of year when we spend more time than normal around computers,  as someone who’s had eight eye operations over the past 35-years, I’ve learned more than I ever dreamed of about...

How Technology Killed Privacy

Dec 14, 2019 | 39 comments

As humans begin to define their relationship with AI, is privacy already lost?  It’s a profound question we all need to answer at some level.   The Machines are here.  Problem is even those “secret questions” that secure...

BoJo School for Democrats – Retail Sails

Dec 13, 2019 | 47 comments

BoJo Rocks It, Dems Losing It (Happy Triska) Boris Johnson, who ran on the Conservative ticket, promising to get the UK BREXIT from the Europrick’s Kingdom done, slammed victory in UK voting Thursday. In a move not to be missed by democrats pursuing their...

Making Up Money (MUM): Bad Endings?

Dec 12, 2019 | 38 comments

The next couple of months should go in economics history books.  Because, near as we can figure it, the US Fed (which didn’t change rates Wednesday, and barely even changed their press release) does  not have an infinite capacity to Make Up Money. Although the...