Banks are in reality, a rather old type of business.  Originally, before paper money and checks, gold and silver were the monies in daily use.  People who were wealthy, needed a place to store their gold and silver which was surplus, so they used a storage facility, which is what banks were.  The banker charged […]

There are several places on earth which are ’powerless,’ and of course I mean without electricity. There’s Nepal, Iraq most of the time, and South Africa, which is so powerless that the mines can’t operate, causing the price of Platinum to go up.  Power is important. Without parental power, parents can’t control and raise their […]

At one time or other, everyone has had buyer’s remorse.  You bought something, and after doing so, wish you hadn’t.  Ever buy a new or used car and found that you could have bought it elsewhere cheaper, or that it was defective?  Gotten home with a bag of groceries and discovered that the milk was […]

I love the police, at least about 99% of the time.  State troopers, who patrol the highways are generally fair, and I have never been stopped going my usual five miles per hour over the speed limit.  Long ago, there was a “Support your local police” group, which I gladly supported and joined.  Locally, I […]

First things first.  Is there an end to the run-up of the price of metals?  I am not sure, but as long as every single person in business complains about prices of their merchandise going up, and that they are having a hard time making a profit, and as long as oil is doing what […]

In 1929, the market crashed, and I think it will again.  In 1929, there was huge unemployment, and I think there will be again.  A lot is different though, so let’s examine the differences.  In 1929, there was no ’off-shoring,’ and manufacturing stayed here, what there was of it.  No clerical work, phone answering, and […]

In a town 60 miles from mine, a couple of years ago, the town council condemned the private ambulance service, forced them out of business, and turned the ambulance service over to the fire department, which,  at taxpayer expense, bought new ambulances and hired EMT’s or some sort of semi-doctors to take care of the […]

Remember back in the 1970’s, when there were long lines at gas stations?  There was no gas, and people often ran out while waiting in line.  America, literally almost ground to a halt.  Why wasn’t there any gas?  Because idiotic government decided, in all of its normal wisdom, that gas and oil were just too […]

Everyone loves a bargain, no matter where one finds it.  A local restaurant we love has wines at 25% off on Wednesday nights, and we often go there to get a bottle of wine we like, even though at 25% off, we could still buy it at a fourth of that at a liquor store, […]

Spring is coming, and it is impossible to visit Las Vegas, Orlando, plus many other places, without being bombarded with time share hawkers on every street corner, promising you free tickets or other such stuff if you will just ’attend a meeting.’  Of all the American sales schemes, the time share condo is perhaps the […]