Please don’t take this as another attack on former president Obama, but the Federal government has a serious “clean hands problem” leftover from his time on Pennsylvania Avenue. If it were only the matter of the FBI’s mishandling of the purported Russia story – which nearly a year on still has only produced irrelevant process charges … Read More

Reader Input Request (RIR):  As you know, I have started working on the periodic updates and upgrades planned for UrbanSurvival. Just by being here, you’re already a highly esteemed member of our Board of Directors. In order to make sure we continue to deliver a quality product, please take the time to send an email … Read More

We are fast approaching that part January where we have been eyeing a confluence of events in our charts, channels, technical indicators, and entrails of small animals, where a change of winds will be worked out. Specifically, now that Bitcoin has reached our $16,279 target level (and then some), we could be set for a … Read More

Personal Performance:  A word this morning about one of the most important tasks I go through on Monday morning.  I “score” my weekend. Sometimes, even the commies get things (partly) right, you know.  Take the late Chairman Mao. Before we get into the “scoring” part, a refresher on “criticism, self-criticism” from Wikipedia: “A struggle session … Read More

We’ve been trying to figure out what our “Next Adventure” will be and honestly, it turns out to be a lot harder to nail down than we ever thought. We can live virtually anywhere, but that doesn’t help.  Because we have a very specific set of criteria…and it makes for an interesting exploration asking “What … Read More

What we have today is the “target-rich environment” for investigation, introspection, and investment.  There are so many pieces in play, it’s hard to know where to start. This being Friday, though, let’s get the little (but important) items off the list first: You will recall our target level from our Elliott Wave spreadsheet modeler for … Read More

Communications: Forget Specter/Meltdown for a minute.  And, if you’re a Mac, Android, or Linux user, stick around – you may get some jollies. Because this morning I’ll tell you the tale of tracking down a miserable bug in Windows 10 that I spent much of my “down time” working on over the holidays.  Try 12-hours … Read More

Of course, the “offishul” job report doesn’t come until this time tomorrow.  But already, we have two indicators out to consider.  The first of which is the Challenger Job Cuts Report.  If you’ve been booing president Trump, might want to keep reading… “CHICAGO, January 4, 2017 – U.S.-based employers announced 32,423 job cuts in the … Read More

Prepping:  Last weekend was SKN – Straight Key Night – in ham radio circles.  I had gotten everything ready for the event – moved equipment around, rewired the antenna switching, moved power, control lines and more.  Everything seemed set… But, as soon as I fired up the old Gonset GSB-100, the room began to get a … Read More

It will be here before you know it:  The millions displaced and unable to stay on the “social conveyor” we so proudly tout as an “American thing.” The displaced?  Fast food workers, truck drivers…and the list is nearly endless.  Robotics is coming. So is the A.I. war on humans.  The A.I. will defend the “rights” … Read More

A short course in how to be an international banker is on tap today.  Although it would be wonderful to announce that science has experienced a breakthrough and we’re all immediately destined for a world without want, instant gratification and fulfillment, where calories don’t count, and such. Regrettably, that’s not on the breakfast menu.  Try … Read More

Housing:  Last week, a female reader was asking where can a woman (or any gender) go to learn shop skills, if they didn’t pick it up in school… The answer to this is both simple and hard (a Zen thing) because there are tons of ways to learn. First, though, a little background on why … Read More

Just for Fun:  Elaine and I are sleeping in this morning, so rather than roll-out at the ugly hour (4:30 A) I thought it would be fun if we collected as many New Years Resolutions as possible this morning. Go ahead….think of some good ones and post them as comments. I’ll be checking several times … Read More