Monthly Archives: November 2008
‘Release Language” and Cyberchondria
In the www.halfpasthuman.com predictive linguistic work, we’re in what’s labeled an ‘emotional release’ period. Generally, the whole world when you step back far enough most times is either ‘building tension’ or ‘releasing tension’. The ‘building’ periods are when you suck … Continue reading
Gone Beyond Kashmir
It’s been something any rational person would have worried about since the first Pakistan atomic tests were run in late may of 1998: A nuclear war, essential unmoderated by the West, and with hair-triggers on both sides because of the … Continue reading
Coping: A Word From Law Enforcement
Been a while (early 1970′s, come to think of it, since I was a cub report (=’newbie’) back in Seattle. Nevertheless, the days of having a cup of police HQ coffee and going through the overnight crime reports in the … Continue reading
Thankful, Most Ways
After staying up late last night, putting some of the finishing touches on the remodel of the kitchen (engineered floor, new stove, hood, and so on,) I was able to grab the first half cup out of the coffee maker … Continue reading
Kill The Turkey (Rally)
There are two things really vexing me this morning one about economists and one about timing of economic predictions. We’ll start with this second point. I received a rather accusatory email from a reader yesterday who was upset with me … Continue reading
Coping: Global Revolution
(A short report in this section this morning because I got a little long-winded above) As we see the normally mellow folks in Iceland rioting, the possible soon-to-change government in Thailand shaky, an email from a reader in China brings … Continue reading
Rally Like Mad: You Thought I Was Kidding?
In Monday’s report, I explained how one should not be taken aback by a substantial rise in the nominal indices that make up market-think. Sure enough, not only did the Dow oblige by rising nearly 5%, but it was joined … Continue reading
Coping: What is Cash?
Privateer Capt’n Bill Buckler’s latest post over at 321-Gold “The Great Deflation” has a good general overview of what’s going on in the world today, prompting one reader to send this: “So, sometimes “cash is king” actually means holding cash. … Continue reading
The “Turkey Day” Rally
It’s axiomatic on Wall Street that the Market rallies before major holidays, but there’s a big questionmark hanging over today’s session: Will that 6½ percent rally on Friday carry over through the whole week or just today’s session? Opinions on … Continue reading
Coping: Famine in Our Future?
While the government seems largely preoccupied with bailing out those with the largest lobbying budgets, we notice that not much attention is being paid to the fate of American farmers. Not a good thing, to be sure, as it is … Continue reading