In summers, my wife and I like to sit on the front porch of our 1887 Queen Anne Victorian.  The other day, I remarked to her that it is so nice to sit on a porch with no screening, and no mosquitoes, flies, or other insects to bother us.  That’s true too.  I am […]

  I need not remind you of the fact that I believe we need 95% less federal government.  Of all the government ’enterprises,’ or whatever you want to call them, undoubtedly the National Forests are the most disgusting, revolting, and pitiful of all government operations.  In the first  place the federal government has no deeds […]

  I am certain every one of you readers are sick and tired of this old geezer telling you about how the dollar has fallen and how much even a penny bought a hundred years ago.  Well, Bob P.  a long time friend and client, has sent me some stats on 1910, and maybe you […]

  Spain just got hundreds of billions in “loans” to boost its failing banks.  Spain has a 25% unemployment rate, and the construction industry in Spain has been wiped out because there is nothing to build.  Spain has hundreds of thousands of surplus housing, which is ’under water’ and which were financed by the banks […]

  As Wisconsin goes, will the rest of America go likewise?  I am certain that the Obama gang is experiencing the heebie jeebies after the 55-44 results came in in favor of a governor who dug in and quashed the public sector union grip on the taxpayer’s throats.  Remember the virtual riots in the State […]

  Think about it, and you’ll see that most, if not all major cities are run by Democrats and always vote Democratic.  In my state of Colorado, it’s the same thing.  The entire state is strongly Republican, but the front range cities like Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, always seem to vote for the Democrats, […]

  A few years ago, in a used book store in Phoenix, I bought an old book titled “Barnes Federal Code,” published by Bobbs-Merrill Co in 1919.  A sub heading of the title says, “Containing all federal statutes of general and public nature now in force.”  It’s a wonderful book! Bound in leather, and it […]

  Rats and mice have been civilization’s major problems from time evermore.  The old expression “Build a better mouse trap” has come to mean any great but simple invention which helps everyone along their rough road of life.  Including mouse traps.  As an example, I have a new fly swatter which has batteries in it.  […]

  The Washington Times, which is a good paper, had a story which said that no matter what is done economically, disaster is certain to follow.  Damned if you do and damned if you don’t was the theme.  Off a financial and fiscal cliff we will go, no matter what is done about the budget.  […]

  Many a marriage has broken up because of debt.  While the phrase “Till death do us part,” has been literally translated into “Till debt do us part.”  Years ago, I had a psychiatrist tell me that marriages fail because of either money, sex, or in-laws.   It is probably mostly money. Debt is a crushing […]