Monthly Archives: May 2009
Dizzying Glitter – Options School
Sure glad I’m not writing Saturday columns any more – But as “Gold futures close in on $1,000 mark“ and the “Silver marks biggest monthly gain in 22-years” I can’t resist. Hooray for the metals! Yee Haw! The … Continue reading
Psst! Want a Car Negotiator?
I didn’t mean to start of what should be happy friday as a grouch, so if surly, sour, and real bothers you, go hit some infotainment site. I’m in a grouchy mood. Why? You wanna know why? I’ll tell you … Continue reading
Coping: A World Software Preview!
Before I turn you loose on the English language first release of new software here, you need to go to ‘cookie school’. So put on your thinking cap (or pour another cuppa bean and let me fill you in… … Continue reading
Collapse of Globalism Marches On
Since we’re now past the current delivery month for the precious metals, they seem ready to continue their advance this morning. Reason? Collapse of paper assets, which will pick up again in terms of public visibility in August – see … Continue reading
Coping: With Knowing the future
OK, we’re out gathering data again. The web bot project is back with a retooled approach in the software, a refined lexicon thanks to some contract language work down in Poland, and a host of internal reorganization changes that should … Continue reading
Sorry About the Coffee
Not to begin at the end here, but have you been watching the December coffee prices over on the commodity side of things? (Link to a chart here). Back in March at the life of contract lows, coffee was under … Continue reading
Coping: Wiuth Keyboards and Computing Posture
Well, I finally broke down and ordered three keyboards yesterday…since last week I was moaning about how tough it was to operate four different keyboards and have anything near repeatability in terms of typing. But, along the way, it has … Continue reading
Questions for Kim Jong-il
Word that president Obama is eyeing the North Korea nuke blast over the weekend with ‘grave concern’ is hardly any surprise. The test, which is reported as about as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb in WW II, means that if … Continue reading
Coping: With Pricing Discontinuities
Elaine came back from a quick (4-hour) trip into Palestine Monday with a perplexed look. “George, look at this: See this package of 50 Velcro stay-wraps at Lowes? It was $4.47….here’s the receipt. But before I picked it up, I … Continue reading
Remember in December: NK’s Nuke Test
Was that really a 4.7 earthquake in North Korea? Nope. Nuke test. Remember the part in last week’s report where I told you “Except, of course, someone who reads the data closely might infer “Gee, don’t be in South … Continue reading