Before I go any further, the name of the magazine I wrote about last week was not “Ranch,” but “Range.” I just saw most of a shocking film on one of the movie channels, titled “Dark Waters.” Watch it! It is about DuPont poisoning the waters of the adjacent factories producing Teflon, and workers getting […]

 I have long been a fan of “RANCH” magazine.  It’s super conservative, has many great articles which you will never find elsewhere, and is geared to the American West, ranching, nature, science, agriculture, red meat, and even has great photos.  $19.95 a year, and the address is, “Ranch Magazine, P.O Box 639, Carson City, NV […]

An ‘investment’ generally means, if it is a good investment, you will have increased the number of things you ‘invested’ in, and here in the U.S., it generally means more dollars, or investments which can be turned into dollars.  You invest a thousand dollars at 5% interest, and in a year, you will have $1,050, […]

Picture this:  A fellow drives into a gas station with his Mercedes, fills its tank, and checks its oil.  It’s a quart low, so he goes into the station and inquires what brands they carry.  The clerk says, “We have Valvoline, Pennzoil, and our station brand, which is the same as the other two, but […]

The commonly used term “GDP,” stands for ‘gross domestic product,’ formerly “GNP,” or ‘gross national product.’ It matters not. Both stand for the same thing, and I am certain it is the most miss-understood measuring term there is, even though it is commonly used in news broadcasts and especially on financial channels and papers.  Bake […]