An Annapolis Shooting Follow-Up

I don’t normally repost “press statements” but one came across my desk just now that I’d appreciate your taking the time to read. “Fellow Columnists: The National Society of Newspaper Columnists wishes to express its heartfelt sympathies and condolences to all those touched by yesterday’s tragic events in Annapolis. We continue to recognize the uncommon … Read More

Gunshots of the “American Webolution?”

In 1776, the weapons of the American Revolution included things like muskets. In the Webolution of 2018, the weapon of choice is headlines. Of course, if there are gunshots – that move certain headlines of the front page, it might relate to that shooting in Annapolis… A part of the Webolution?  Not directly.  But it did move stories around.  And in … Read More

Coping: Expanding Your “Personal Variance”

Which is what, exactly? It’s your rut. See, people get into ruts all the time.  They habitually do the same thing, over and over again, without ever pausing to ask the few questions that really matter: What am I doing? It it part of (or does it move me toward) my long term objectives? If … Read More

Markets Muddle; Courting Stupidity

Markets – for now – are not particularly interesting to us. Future’s down 100 :45 before the open. While we dropped below our “line in the sand” of a critical trend channel, the odds are pretty good we will have a decent entry point (for whichever direction) later on. Part of the reason is the … Read More

Coping: Notes from Woo-Woo Land

I haven’t heard back from Chis McCleary (he’s busy_) but I experienced a major drop in dream intensity and frequency for a couple of days right after the solstice. Back to normal now, but for a couple of days it was almost like “dropout” of the signal.  Most odd. A couple of great notes on the … Read More

Reassessing the K-Wave

The topic du jour is a rethinking of what drives the economic Long Wave.  First identified by Nikolas Kondratieff (Kondratiev to revisionists) in 1926, the notion of a 48-64 year economic cycle as a driver of future events is with us even now. Still, there are many questions about “the wave” and how it is … Read More

Housing Rocks (but Softer)

Is it interest rates climbing that are driving borderline people to finally buy a home?  Is the 2009 period gone behind us and never to return?  Is the APP BUBBLE going to last forever in Seattle and the Bay Area? Here’s this morning’s press release from S&P: NEW YORK, JUNE 26, 2018 – S&P Dow … Read More

Death Throes of Globalism?

We have a two part report this morning:  First a look at a possible bounce today (though of small magnitude) and then the update of the Case-Shiller S&P, CoreLogic (and the pizza guy) Housing numbers around 8:15 *(Central). This morning I’d like to share a tiny speck of my work over on the peoplenomics.com side of … Read More

Coping: Project CO-MIND Notes

First off, a morsel of science and conjecture  – arising from my recent research – about the world of Dreams. As I continue working on my next book (Psychocartography:  the Reality Stacks) something quite extraordinary has into view as a low, but greater than zero, possibility.  I’ll try to mash this down as compactly  as possible … Read More

Markets to Drop: Power Tool Shopping?

If you’re the typical American, transfixed in the headlights of a phone tied-up to useless social(ist) “cause media” – this may not worry you much, but it should: The Stock Markets globally are down another one percent (very roughly) overnight.  And, when the US market opens in an hour, or so, we will expect to … Read More

Coping: How to “Eat” a Book

Being a writer, as I half-ass am, there’s a terrible truth that comes out:  You can only write as well as you can absorb input. This may be why “Everyone has one book in them,” but when you ask “How many people have four, five, or more books in them?” the field narrows considerably. I’ve … Read More

Prepping: Tech Bench Sunday

Radio gear for emergencies?  Prepping?  Figuring out the Big Picture?  You’ve come to the right spot. While I usually don’t post a column on Sundays, we continue pressing on with all kinds of odd pursuits.  Some of which include ham radio, more ham radio, hacking space-time, using LLLT therapy for inflammation reduction and neural stimulation, … Read More

Forget Retirement: Try “Downscaling”

With so many people asking “Gee, what should we do to really retire?” I thought it would be worthwhile to explore a whole different concept. I call it “downscaling.” After we get through the charts and such, we will dig in to the Golden Years and see whazzup… More for Subscribers       ||| SUBSCRIBE NOW!       |||   … Read More