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.
Saturday, our Peoplenomics content will wrap up a look at the issue of “financial prepping” as we look at a number of future scenarios and try to figure the best way to have a little money (and maybe make some, in some instances) when the old crapperoo hits the fan. One of the biggest trends to deal with is the “War on Cash” which involved everything from the civil asset forfeiture laws being abused to government accountability for income taxes. And yes, for the paranoid with bank accounts outside the US, there will be some (upper income) fallout from the new bank reporting rules, FATCA, July 1, but it won’t bring down the financial house. At least not likely. I’m not the only one to see it.
Somewhere along the line, it may have occurred to you to ask”Why is this Ure fellow so wrapped up in research related to longwave economics?” I hope you won’t be too disappointed: For me it’s all about being prepared for the future. As I have said uncountable times, there are two ways to win in Life. You can play for maximum gains (in which case I assure you I would be stinkin’ rich by now) OR you can play for minimum loss, in which case you find me with a lone gold coin, surrounded by large trees, money in the back, wonderful wife, debt-free, and so forth.