In January, of 1980, I bought a new motorcycle. I lived in Phoenix at the time. In January, Phoenix is full of “snowbirds,” who come from northern climes, to bask in the warm weather and sun. Traffic can be really hellish during Phoenix winters, so I decided to buy a motorcycle, to get around quickly. […]

In 1933, at the height of the depression, an unemployed, broke, actor, by the name of Robert Porterfield, tried something new, to keep himself in food. He took an old movie theatre in Abingdon Virginia, (It had a stage too) and offered plays to the public, for anything they had to give, as an admission […]

“My Dear Colonel Dick: I have long determined to make public the origin of the greenback, and tell the world it is Dick Taylor’s creation. You have always been friendly to me, and when troublous times fell on us, and my shoulders, though broad and willing, were weak, and myself surrounded by such circumstances and […]

A few years ago, in a Phoenix used book store, I spent $6.95 for a wonderful book. I regard it as one of the most prized, in a collection of well over 2,000 volumes. The book’s title is simple, but it is all encompassing. “BARNES FEDERAL CODE,” is its title. Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company in […]

“Something For Nothing,” is what SFN stands for, and I use it regularly in my book, “Consequences.” (Free by e-mail) Everyone wants something for nothing, even though it is, for all practical purposes, not likely to be obtained. While “SFN” can be achieved with a lucky spin of slot machine wheels, or a good job […]

Last week I told everyone to take delivery, and I meant it. However, I forgot to mention how easy it is to get rid of those thousand ounce bars which you get when you close your futures contract, or when you have them stored in the so called “warehouses” of the COMEX. It may seem […]

The COMEX seems to be the main culprit for the stagnant price of silver. In spite of the fact that there is very little of it in stockpiles, if any, silver prices continue to languish. Here’s one reason. When people “take delivery” of their silver contracts, which are in ugly, heavy, thousand ounce bars, they […]

Oh boy! Money! Everyone dreams of having plenty of it. Oh to have all the money one can spend. An Aladdin’s Lamp of plenty, is what we all dream of, when we imagine having our wishes. I well remember when I was a teen, growing up in my Dad’s drug store in Washington DC. I […]

It seems as if every president proposes a “tax relief plan,” which plan is used to gain election, or at least make a wonderful campaign promise. Taxes are levied on virtually everything besides income. There are taxes on every morsel you eat, and every drop you drink, although few ever think about it, and no […]

Ah the Lone Ranger! “Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the west, come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse Silver, the Lone Ranger rides again!” Being of advanced age, I grew up on the Lone Ranger. I listened intently on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 […]