I have written about this long ago, but it is worth doing again, I suppose: Now that we’re on the cusp of a weekend, with absolutely no warning whatsoever, go home and did connect your landline, turn off your power at the main breaker, and shut off your water. The cell phone battery comes out, … Read More
Ever since the Housing Bubble bottom in 2009 we have suspected that this will be the “big one” of this lifetime for all around to see it. That’s because none of the excesses of the financial system have been resolved, as an inspection of the Dollar’s purchasing power will reveal. While you’ve been sleeping (which … Read More
It’s that time of the year. The mind rotates around to food and plantings… No one in my family has ever been much of a gardener, except for my mom. And frankly, I didn’t learn a whole bunch: Let her and mi sisters pick the Hiumalyana black berries that grow up in the Northwest – … Read More
It’s been a while since we have toured the Ure outpost here in the Outback of East Texas. Despite the two major eye operations, Life goes on…and with it, our hobbies, pastimes, and amusements. Starting with the hobbies: Fellow ham radio enthusiasts will appreciate that I just picked up an antique radio to restore. It’s … Read More
Here we are, in a monumental market and I get an email from someone asking me what they should do. Yeah, times seem worrisome, but they are now. But it’s easy to be swept up in the stampede of fear and go off and do stupid things.
The only thing I am getting for Christmas is a very big hard drive that plugs into one of our routers. That and 35 minutes worth of UPS power supply for it. Some freaking Christmas, huh?
Figured he’d raise lattice & tomatoes…” Perhaps it’s because of being cooped-up in the house because outside temps will be pushing 100F for the next couple of weeks… Or, because other than attending to a couple of subscriber issues this morning… Or, because I’ve about had my fill of flying for a while…Or, because there’s not ham radio antenna work that can be done when it’s so damn hot out…Or… Whatever the reason, I’m pondering how to better monetize my life. And I’d bet you do the same thing. Everyone has a list like this:
And from there, it’s an hour south to Sheridan, WY. Our original plans had us departing this morning from Sheridan after a single night and the uneventful trip down here from Missoula, MT Thursday. The most exciting part was our fuel consumption which was higher than planned, by a bit:
Here’s an easy bit of Home Science to be thinking about: Start with two facts: a. There was an earthquake this weekend near Galesburg, MI. Just a 4.
One of these days, I really need to grow up. How many hobbies is too many? I have found out! I was working on my electronics bench Sunday trying to clean up that part of my life and it occurred to me that yes, a person really can have too many interests and hobbies. Take that odd little symbol on the right, there.
(Gig Harbor, WA) One of our long-time readers is a hard working east coasterly fellow who works a good ways up in one of those NYSE-list companies that if I told you, you’d go “Sure, I use their stuff every day…” He sent me an email last week that is more that sobering because it looks ahead to “America After””.” After what? Well, odds are fair that the S&P will crack 2,000 today or later in the week. And that (trigger effect) means that we could be in one last parabolic stock market blow-off for a few months to come. BUT then we expect the Mutha ofs All Crashes – the one that will dwarf the 1930’s and make us all broken and beyond.
Our “renting your life” discussion sure touched a lot of people’s nerves. Reader Victoria found a ‘lil gem over on YouTube: I didn’t know there was a musical titled :”Rent” but then I live in the outback… When they act tough you call their bluffWe’re not gonna pay We’re not gonna payWe’re not gonna pay last year’s rent!This year’s rent!
[Reader Note: Yes, the ad at the top of this column on UrbanSurvival.com is gone. Turned people off, so it goes away. Yes, I do listen.