Preppers make great victims.  That takes a little explaining, so allow me… Every week, or so, my buddy Gaye who runs the excellent www.backdoorsurvival.com site and I get together for a Skype chat.  Occasionally, Survival Hubby will wander through and we’ll compare beards.  Other times, Elaine will mosey by and there will be chit-chat about … Read More

Fed decision is out and as expected, they will not do anything to weaken  the democrats in the final stretch: “Against this backdrop, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1/4 to 1/2 percent. The Committee judges that the case for an increase in the federal funds rate … Read More

Right up front:  This morning’s report may not be of much interest if you don’t actively manage your own finances. On the other hand, if you do, you will see insides what goes on in my head during an active trading day like we had yesterday and which seems likely to follow through into this … Read More

Common term in football and basketball is showing up big-time in markets this week as we only have five more trading days until the future of America will be decided. From the market’s perspective, in that one week, we should see the following appear: 1. Hillary Clinton seems likely to win the election. Not on … Read More

How many times have I warned you about “commoditization?” That’s where you take something that once took a little bit of skill or art, and turn it into a mass-produced kluge of the SoS – same old shit. One of the most notable victims of becoming a commodity? The High Art of Swearing. Elaine and … Read More

Tonight is you-know-what. To keep your mind off the drudgery of it all, Google.com has an online video game up. You can tell the boss “I was just doing a work-related search…” Unless you happen to be Huma Abedin, in which case you might be worried about possible perjury charges as the scariest Halloween event: … Read More

Elaine and I are running about like mad (again/still) getting ready for the next batch of guests who will be coming to Uretopia: Delightful son of E’s from the Denver area, his wife, and two children.  Occasion?  Turkey Day weekend. Thinking back on past holidays (a billion years ago) I was often more or less … Read More

Our pick-up on the public discussion of market action in Friday’s UrbanSurvival column will have to wait because of massively more important events in the Hillary Clinton saga.  And yes, markets are likely to follow through on the downside Monday. This morning, I will show you why there’s reason to suspect that Hillary’s case being … Read More

The Dow Futures, when I checked earlier, were up a fraction of a point. It reminded me I should at least mention one aspect of our ChartPack work over on our www.peoplenomics.com subscriber side. You see, whether you are a big whale of an investor, or just a little small-fry with nothing other than a … Read More

It happens Monday night, so be ready for it. Here in the Outback of East Texas we have never had even a single trick-or-treater come by and that’s just fine with us. This is a special year for Halloween, too, because there are elections…which means Monday won’t be the scariest day of the year by … Read More

I like wagering. I go to casinos and play penny slots…and I usually walk out even or ahead. (That’s before counting the value of free drinks, too.) The thing about casinos is not the odds so much as the timing. You can get into a bad trade, for example, but by deftly timing your exit … Read More

I don’t honestly know where to slot this note. It could be prepping (because it works with many project items), or cleaning (because it is), or whether it’s just good practice in the ultimate prepper shop. So put it where you will, it’s a short discussion. As part of our mega antenna project, I needed … Read More

We focus on two major economic exercises (in futility) around here.  One is making money in the stock market with our rather unorthodox approach.  The other is a bit of futuring based on understanding the consequences of contemporary economic data. This morning we are pleased to report some major harmony is evolving between these two … Read More