Sometimes, the headlines lay it all out. You just have to keep all the moving pieces in mind. Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’ And yet, just last week: Vatican cracks down on illegal entry into its territory. A side of double standards with that, Your Holiness? -ure
Legal Scholars will have their hands full: As a final insult to America on his way out the door, Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, and members of the Jan. 6 committee | AP News. We aren’t sure this is legal because crimes have not been charged. So we put the question to A.I. Yes, a president … Read More
Welcome to midpointing a 3-day weekend. Where we expect to get a lot done. Let’s begin with this from a reader: (from a dislocated W2 ham radio op in the Woodlands, TX) “I remember you purchased a “mystery antenna” from K4TR, and were going to evaluate it? Any feedback on it would be appreciated.” Oh … Read More
Or, how an obscure paper on complexity in computer programming and committee generation showed us what to expect in post-fire California. Yep, a big one to wrap our heads around. because this one defines a great deal of what to expect in the modern world. Toss in the market results in the extensive ChartPack, and … Read More
The Futuring game is always a fine one to play. Especially on a Long Weekend Friday. We like to “ballpark” what life could be like a week from now, by assembling the already-known Future events and then guessing the more probable event pathing to most likely outcomes. If you were to do this as a … Read More
Damn. This is one of those glorious news days. When all I need to do is write an intro line to each item in a whole stack of important news releases. So, while we wait for “what goes up” (to run the retail shorts ahead of options and wait for the inevitable downturn), here’s today’s … Read More
Um…hand me that database run, would yah? Here, all this time, you thought Wall St. made sense. g
In our Focus today, a discussion of how to improve personal decision-support. See, all of us who are life-long learners sometimes lose focus on the importance of “personal product development.” Before we tackle that, however, Consumer Prices just out. And yes, they’re up. In the ChartPack today ventures into financial pugilism as the Future will … Read More
The markets – wading through Trump’s “pendency” and the fires blowing up – have been a bit disappointed. But we have our eyes on tomorrow’s market action for a number of reasons. Tomorrow is a Bank Settlement day. Thursday is Index options Friday is stock options But above all, tomorrow is Retail Sales Clinical economists … Read More
At least somewhere will have a “rainy night in [Georgia]” tonight – with a nod to Brook Benton. Captain Gooding checks in today from lands east of the Appalachains. “”Here come those Santa Ana winds again…” from Babylon Sisters, by Steely Dan Southern California evolved to burn. The rugged hillsides around the Los Angeles basin, stretching north … Read More
You ready, Lupus? No, not the disease. We’re talking the Latin word for “wolf” because according to the Clan of the Cave George Tribe’s neolithic Tree Hedge out back, tonight is the Wolf Moon. (First full Moon of the year.) As always, we are guided by the two-bit A.I. as to how Wolves, bulls, and bears might … Read More
First thing, we gotta talk about chow. Because the weather is still cool. In fact, there’s even a mention of SNOW in the local extended forecast out in the week-from-Monday range. This is when I don’t beat myself up too much for eating carbs. Yeah, carbo toxicity and all that, but half a pizza is … Read More