I have used that expression a thousand times while raising my kids, and have used it in columns also.  You know what it means.  It means, “Mind Your Own Business,” and never has that been a greater national mistake than what is going on now.  Eisenhower said that he hoped that American troops would never […]

I have great admiration for Jason Hommel.  He’s bought a lot of silver from me in the past.  I am surprised at his ’warning’ that everyone is out of silver, including A-Mark, my supplier.  You’re WRONG JASON at least about A-Mark. The problem with silver is that when it got to $20, and gold to […]

If you were going to take a cruise on the Titanic in 1912, and you had been warned of its sinking, would you have boarded or bought a ticket? If you were warned that a hurricane was coming, would you board up your windows and do everything in your power to avoid calamity?  If you […]

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 […]