A great article on what “We’re gonna need more pie” from “Sharon Astyk’s Ruminations on an Ambiguous Future”
Gargle with Oil?
Here’s a curious (and friendly-like) email:
“Hi George, just wanted to say hi and thanks for your colorful reports, coming from an ex-Nacadoches gal (my son was born there). I did a stint in the piney woods back in the late 80′s, I was the weather girl at KTRE in Lufkin. Had breakfast with a bud that is high up in Oracle, seems they get a mandated vacation soon and lay-offs to begin in January ( how do unemployed computer geeks stage revolts?)
Noticed the litty-bitty activity in Tennessee and New Madrid area (bad for me, I live in Asheville, NC) and the 3.6 in Charleston? hummmmm. It’s all in the:32-37 range. Nice of those friendly banksters to reign in their naughty interest and charges’ issues (in 18 months) I guess they are reading the default tea leaves, hoping to stem their upcoming problems and toss beleaguered chargers a lifeline. Oh and how convenient for the busheisters to contemplate “bankruptcy” for the autolanders-that ofcourse means union-agreements and wages get tossed in re-structuring. I
last note here, a few years ago I read about work being done in India, by doctors to find some magic bullet to get rid of bad human bacteria, it seems it causes bad germs in the mouth that lead to tooth decay, cancer and heart disease-it’s cold pressed sesame or sunflower oil, yep, they call it “oil-pulling” gargle with it a few times a week and it removes bacteria from your mouth (so you wont need anymore root canals) and from your bloodstream to prevent heart disease. I have been using it ever since and swear by it. later…
Say, that gargling with oil would be (hold on, it’s been a tough week) ‘gargoyle’ would it? Seriously – or nearly so – if you have any knowledge of this, please let me know…
Which Shortwave Radio?
A reader asked an interesting question about shortwave radios on Thursday – and since messing about with radio geqar is far more fun than the root canael I sent him an answer worth sharing…
“Hi George, I wanted to get started listening to shortwave broadcasts and my crank up analog am/fm sw portable is not measuring up. The stations fade in and out constantly. Can you recommend either the Grundig G5 Globe traveller or the Sony ICF-SW7600GR over one or the other? Enjoy your site immensely,”
My answer?
“Hi
The Grundig is a fair radio – but you get nearly the same thing in a Kaito 1103 for $50 less – see notes on it here: http://www.radiointel.com/review-etone5.htm
The ham radio crowd is happy with the Sony, except that the wall wart/power supply can introduce hum. The synchronous detector is likely better at dealing with selective fading on distant stations at night http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1534
— The Sony is more money – I would probably get the Kaito for $85 on eBay
Then take the $100 that would have been spent on the Sony and spend $10 on wire and insulators for a really kick-ass antenna and then $10 for a bottle of wine and put $80 toward getting a ham radio like the Yaesu vx-7r (about $299 on sale) which includes shortwave, broadcast, FM, television, public service/fire/police bands plus it’s a hell of a vhf/uhf ham radio – and small and rechargeable -
But that’s just me…
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Renting a ‘Cherry Picker’?
Say…if you’re a serious ham radio type (like me) and you’re thinking abour renting a cherry picker to put up antennas, here’s a tip:
“Don’t let them know what you are renting it for. They won’t rent for any tree trimming. You are mounting a light is a good answer. Have fun! “
I don’t suppose I need to give you the 10-miles long disclaimer about if you do it I am not responsible in any way, shape, or form, do I? If you’re in East Texas, the right answer for renting a cherry picker is more likely “Puttin’ up our deer stand way high up in the trees this year…”
Treasury Direct
A reader asks:
I’ve come into the game late, am a bit confused and bewildered in all of this. I’m reading but it’s not registering. You mention a Treasury Direct Account. What is this, I’ve never heard of it before. Can you direct me to a link that explains it?
Sure! www.savingbonds.gov. Write down your answers to the questions, though. You will need them when you get your access card in the mail… (No, don’t ask me how I know, OK? Just let’s let it go at “George knows…”)
Posse What-a-tatus?
A reader in Kalifornia sends this:
“Hi George,
Heard on the news today that the Marines out of 29 Palms are taking part in drunk driving checkpoints (getting us used to getting checked out check points) in the Yucca Valley area. The base and local news service got a flood of calls protesting the Marines taking part in civilian police duties. A spokesman for the Marines stated that they were only there for training purposes. Like as if they are going to Afghanistan to stop drunk driving? Funny that I happened to hear a news report on the radio before it was censored out, didn’t hear about it the rest of the day.”
Sure – simple reason why the story ‘disappeared” – not popular. Part of being MSM is burying stories on command, LOL. Which is why the damn truth-seeking, bullshit calling ‘net is so damn dangerous.
Looking for Truth?
A reader offers this search tip:
“Hi George, I just did a Google news search for “Bushvilles” and had 2 hits, been awhile since I had low numbers in a search. “Tent city” had 2905 hits.”
OK. Look up “Hoover II” while you’re at it…
Man Manly Man Department
Got a special carnivore in your life? Burger King launches a beef-scented body spray. Now if you look like a hamburger, you can smell like one, too…
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How to Become an Economist: Slicing Your Own P.I.E.
Every now and then a friend of acquaintance will ask “How did you become an economist?” I tend to look at them with the evil eye and explain that I’m not really an economist – in the academic sense of the term – just a practical sort of fellow who works quite diligently at observing what’s in front of his own nose. The odds of me making it into the history books for ‘the’ breakthrough economic insight are pretty damn slim, if zero is slim. But, on the other hand, if I can do a Darwinian job of classifying evidence of the Second Depression, sorting it out, and trying to make sense of it, maybe a minor book on the subject some day would be useful. The plot line of such a book? Personal Indicators – Economic. P.I.E. for short; learning to see things as they are … where it matters – in your own back yard.
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