Ever wonder why miracles and woo-woo don’t happen more often? And what this might have to do with how we make a buck in stocks and other investments? OK, so it’s a longish ramble and lots of stats discussed conceptually.  But all triggered by a case of materializing silverware in our household. Woo-woo stuff. Much … Read More

With a huge nothingburger served up by the eclipse Monday, we had to wonder what would be moving in the following day to fill the “information void” that is an industry unto itself, anymore. Not much, turns out. Back when Mark Twain was (famously) editing an agricultural paper, “the news” not “dog bite man” but … Read More

Never let a good hysteria go to waste, we figure.  And with the Big Eclipse today, what the heck.  Counting Lemmings, anyone? Huge crowds await a total solar eclipse in North America. Our whole day is being planned around this event.  Even though it’s cloudy and unlikely to be seen.  No Sun? No problem!  None … Read More

With markets closed, we’re just marking time until we get through the eclipse window.  With rain in the forecast for zip 75803, it promises to be a non-event. Just in case, the UGSG website where you can find near real-time data on quakes is here:  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ Please make a note of it. When you get … Read More

It’s nothing new – an update on our long-standing “Threat Board.” But it’s a good morning for a super-quick “keep it together” walk-through.  Especially because there is an unreal amount of eclipse talk (hype) underway. For us, though, a more measured view of life helps with the blood pressure, attitude, and keeps the trigger finger … Read More

Although you have read it many times here, lately. Fed may need to raise if nothing catastrophic happens to goose the economy.  See Fed Governor Bowman says additional rate hike could be needed if inflation stays high (cnbc.com) for the primer. Risks and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy: Current and Past Considerations Governor Michelle W. Bowman … Read More

I have to stop eating lunch.  And this time it’s not just the scale speaking. See, what happened was I looked at the market Thursday, thought (based on method) “This is a cheeseburger set-up!” and promptly laid in 1,300 shares of my favorite short index 3X ETF.  In other words, head went into the noose … Read More

Up at 3 AM because that Big Stock Brokerage merger in 2023 resulted in a change to our Schedule D which means (in an abundance of caution) filing an amended 1040 to get the new Schedule D into the IRS system for TY2024.  God, to I know how to kick off and have a fun … Read More

You know a society is on the verge of collapse when people’s brains start falling into disuse.  It’s right there in Diamond and Tainter, if you read anything, anymore. But here’s a (we don’t write on Wednesday) note that screams will are dying from within: Seattle closes gifted and talented schools because they had too … Read More

In an earlier Peoplenomics report (December, 27,2023) we went into some depth on a concept called QFPD: “Quest for Perfect Days”.  This, when coupled with some ideas covered both in old “ShopTalk Sunday” reports  like this one, led to some new insights into a “battle below the perception threshold” that’s waged every day, all around … Read More

If you’re an early riser, we apologize for the up and downs of our website today because of changes I’ve made in order to ensure that if the Internet is attacked in coming days, weeks, or months, our site will still be here with the best news sources we have available. First things first: There … Read More

Happy Over Easter.  Now getcher ass going and do something! We had a perfectly delightful couple of “down time” days where many projects were moved ahead, prompting us to make some long-term decisions about our home DIYer website (Ultra-Make.com).  But more on that as we go through the day in a more orderly manner. Losing … Read More

…It was strange enough?  Nope. A number of lookahead items on our threat board have us considering just how crazy this spring could become. Due to the Easter weekend, we will keep it very real because in our 18 charts today, there’s a future coming into focus. More for Subscribers ||| Missing out?  SUBSCRIBE NOW!!! ||| Subscriber Help Center