I got to thinking about yesterday’s column and, honestly, I had a “guilt pang.”  It occurred to me that new visitors to this site would think me quite daft for spending time on (potentially age-reversing) projects like light crowns, and such. The premise is simple:  When humans began to use fire was approximately coincident to … Read More

Today, we’re into the “fun stuff” – the kind of thing I used to do and got paid well for doing:  Working out algorithmic software solutions to complex problems. Since we are de-emphasizing the day-to-day trading discussions, we thought it would be fun to use the occasion to whip up some new – and maybe … Read More

One of our readers recently had a dandy idea…one I’ve had before, but have just never gotten around to doing anything with… Why not make an “updated tech” version of the breastplate worn in the Bible? Grand idea.  It shouldn’t be too hard. To understand where this is going, you first need to understand that … Read More

I am AMAZED at the innumeracy running rampant in America. ABC runs a story that says, in part: “U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the … Read More

The US Fed seems to be trying to stabilize markets in here.  The latest H.6 Money Stocks report reveals the Fed let a lot of air out of the market by only growing the 90-day M1 (cash) at a 1.7% annualized rate through the end of November.  However, now we see that run rate is … Read More

From Reuters: “Apple bombshell sends investors to safe havens; ‘flash crash’ jolts currencies.” I mentioned to you back in December that I had a “bad feeling” about what lay ahead around the second week of January.  And, judging by the futures (as 6:30 AM Central) showing the Dow set to slide more than 300 points … Read More

So much for the Holidays, huh?  Peoplenomics will be back on regular schedule Saturday… There are two occasions when the “back-end crew” of an airliner will tell you “Please return your seatbacks and tray-tables to their upright and locked position.” One occasion is when it’s time to descend for landing.  The other?  When the pilot … Read More

I was sitting in our recording studio Sunday morning with the cuppa coffee when it hit me:  I’m a damn fine studio builder and when it comes to mixing, yeah, I can probably hold me own. Thing is – and it’s weird to sit in a studio and contemplate this – I’m honestly not much of a … Read More

A great evil lurks in the world – unseen by all but the few who manage to hold an open mind against a sea of group-think zombies. It’s the massive spread of disposability. Got started slowly:  Once upon a time, mid dieselpunk era, there was a certain substance to life in these United States.  One wage-earner could keep … Read More

Seems to be a frequent conversation here at the ranch, lately. Should we pick up stakes and move as a team; to set our sights on a distant shore, pursuit of a fresher dream? Damn hard one to answer – and since it is Sunday – a day of supposed rest and re-creation in theory … Read More

A totally engrossing topic is on tap this morning:  What should old people do – once they get old and are comfortably well-off? It may seem an absurdity to even consider it – especially if you are young and working one, two, or even three jobs and some side-hustles.  But, believe me, if you remember … Read More

Let’s face it, this hasn’t been much of a year for people – as economic distortions are popping out all over the place. One example, from my own family:  My son (G II) up in Seattle can make more driving for an online ride-sharing program than he can working as an EMT and even some … Read More

Long Wave Economics is one of the most engrossing pastimes in the Universe.  That’s because there is always a new way to look at things.  Conventionally, the Kondratieff Wave (spelled Kondratiev by revisionists who haven’t read thee earliest translations, such as those by the American Economic Society circa 1933 where the Kondratieff spelling is used) … Read More