I was in the theatre business for 11 years. I had 6 theatres, and a lot of fun. I’d like to have a dollar for every hour I have spent in a projection booth. Of course there is no longer a trade called “projectionist.” Everything is automatic. The whole show is loaded onto a platter, […]

Anyone out there old enough to remember the Maginot Line? The Maginot line, was a long fortress built by the French to keep the Nazis out. They figured if they built this long, high wall, with guns and other armaments, the Gerrys would be kept out. It looked so promising! It was totally wasted francs, […]

What it took Japan 7 years to do, Greenspan and his private, mostly European owned, Federal Reserve Central Bank, has done in a year. He has cut the interest rate for the 11th time in a year, with more to come, it is rumored. Maybe we will have a zero interest buck like the yen […]

A basic law of physics, says that for every action, there will be a re-action, and it is all too true with the stock market. As I write this, the Dow has passed 10,000, Enron is a heap of rubble, P/E Ratios are way off base, with a strong indication that stocks are a terrible […]

As in a previous piece, I must first make a disclaimer. I deal in bullion coins, not numismatics. There are two sides to every question…or more. I offer my side of the controversy, and will attempt to offer the other side too, to be fair. The other side first…also to be fair. Numismatics is defined, […]