Elaine and I had a marvelous conversation Friday about what we remembered from our youth. (Which for both is a decade over a half-century ago!). Green Jell-O at church gatherings came up. Her preference was for the Jell-O with cottage cheese. Mine? Green Jell-O with a (drained) can of mixed fruit cocktail in it. Topped with a thick … Read More
Let’s get the Reader Note out of the way first. If you l0ok at the menu (top of page) you will see some new little “v’s” which indicate they are now pull-down menus. I’ve moved a number of things around and added a few things to help “navigating the mind of George” a little more … Read More
Oh, sure, of course. That trade I mentioned Thursday morning (hinting at the DOG of a trade) handed-in a modest return before the close Thursday. Love when the DOG‘s come home for dinner. It was expected, though I should have waited on my entry instead of going in during the after-hours session. Still, it bagged a … Read More
Snow should melt a bit more, today. And in celebration, Looking Outside the Box steps into the kitchen with a lesson in post-storm attitude adjusting! “Now that the powers on .. relax and have some yellow cake Cake 1 yellow cake mix 4 eggs 4 ounces butter 1/2 cup vegetable oil 11 ounces mandarin oranges drained … Read More
Political Control 101: “Never let a Good Crisis Go to Waste.” Something very strange jumped out at us while looking at the AI looking at the news flow: I think, by-golly, we may just have the first “political climate character assassination” to do a post-mort on. The story, under headlines like “Ted Cruz flew to Mexico as … Read More
I suppose we ought to start with the retail data just out: Saved by the auto industry, looks like to us. (Who the hell is driving?) With CV-19 still raging – and variants popping up – should be interesting to see how the coming few months roll. Do people have anywhere left in their homes … Read More
While America’s attention is riveted on events in D.C. we have remained steadfastly focused on how our “1929 Replay Tracking” chart has been evolving. Here’s how it looked this morning; prior to the federal jobs report and using early futures pricing: It’s axiomatic in comparative economic cycles work that “waveforms” are usually similar. The question … Read More
Learning From Our Kids When you creep up into your 70s, one of the things you wonder is “Gee, if I were younger, how would I live in today’s world?” I’m fortunate. I consider the offspring: One daughter is a mental health counselor, working on a masters. The other daughter is going up the food … Read More