From parts of a 8/24 Wall Street Journal “Even Democrats don’t want to hear about climate change.  The words were barely mentioned at the convention, and every transcript I examined, omitted the once obligatory Biden modifier.  The reason isn’t a mystery.  Joe Biden’s policies are having not the slightest effect on climate change, and yet […]

This is an exact reprint of a column I wrote 9/10/2018 “The inflation rate in Venezuela is 67,934% a year, currently anyway.  This means that if you wanted to buy an ounce of gold, it would cost over $81 million Bolivars, which is what they use for money, at least for now.  By the time […]

Physical things, are supremely important in our lives.   Today, in the financial as in virtually every other aspect in our lives, physical anything, seems to have lost its importance.  In financial matters, does anyone have a physical share of stock?  There probably over 2 trillion shares of stock in over 6,000 companies, and after […]

This was first written and placed on this web site 2/20/2018, and it’s still appropriate! I make it a habit not to go into a Walmart.  I think it is because I have always nick named Walmarts,  “Chinamarts,” and I am old enough to remember Sam Walton’s vow to “Only sell Made in America,” and […]

First, an update on last week’s Bob and his battery situation.  He bought a new battery, and all was well, except his ‘mechanic’ said that the weak battery ruined his starter, which is a damned lie, but Bob spent $175 for a new one.  Aren’t there any honest people in the world? From Wall Street […]