In the world today, most nations have a little bit of gold, and for that matter a lot of people have a little bit of gold.  Who has the most, and who buys the most, is an interesting thing to make note of, since gold is historic real money, rather than un-backed pieces of paper […]

In post World War One. America was rebuilding  and recovering.  The 1920’s were truly boom years.  The electrical grid was expanding, and more and more electrical appliances were being sold and installed.  This was consumerism with a capital “C”, and at the same time, lots of autos were being sold.  The Model T was being […]

TV is full of silver ads.  I mean big ads with lots of special effects, and all sorts of free stuff.  “Just call and we’ll send you a free 1 gram silver bar.” That’s worth a few cents.  Or a free booklet about how the dollar is doomed and silver will go to $200.  Maybe […]

Life is full of chances one must take, just to live.  Did I pick the right mate?  Did I buy the correct car, home, neighborhood, job, town or city in which to live?  Correct doctor, insurance, church, friend, and on it goes.  The one thing we MUST do as we get older, and that is […]

The Civil War was probably the greatest disaster to ever hit these shores.  610,000 people killed in that war started by Abe Lincoln.  The Civil War was unpopular in the North.  So unpopular, that Lincoln had to institute a draft to gain soldiers.  For some strange reason, a man who didn’t want to go could […]