Archive for February, 2011

$220 Oil?

Friday, February 25th, 2011

See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/oilprices/8344133/Oil-could-hit-220-a-barrel-on-Libya-and-Algeria-fears-warns-Nomura.html Are you prepared for such an event?  If oil hit this level, food prices would soar at the same time the American economy would take a nose dive.  I continue to recommend increasing food purchases to have some food stored in case of unexpected shortages.  Hopefully, this ...

Another Black Swan Event

Friday, February 25th, 2011

As I have written in the past, predictors of economic direction fail to account for “black swan” events.  In the Scripture the term “then suddenly” represents a black swan event.  We make our plans according to our paradigm of “normal” but then something unexpected happens that screws everything up.  In ...

Vessels of Honour

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

1 Thes 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour. Honour: 1) a valuing by which the price is fixed a) of the price itself b) of the price paid ...

“Unsustainable”

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

The current path of global direction is unsustainable on multiple fronts.  The U.S. Dollar is the current world reserve currency and is backed by America’s ability to produce and manage itself.  In the past decades, you could go to just about any country and they would welcome your dollars.  That ...

1 Thessalonians 3:12

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

“And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you” KJV This Scripture provides us with assurance that Love will come and “abound” in us.  This should be central to our daily prayer that His ...

Oligarchy- What is it?

Friday, February 11th, 2011

The oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία, oligarkhía) is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, corporate, or military control.  In the book 13 Bankers, the author claims that the top 13 banks ...

Practical uses of Snow

Thursday, February 10th, 2011



Snow, Snow, Snow

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Even the small house cats around here have grown weary of the snow.

The Predictability of the Unpredictable

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

At an early age we learn the concept of cause and effect.  This level of cause and effect is based on effort, energy in motion, and time.  If I am hungry then I eat and it satisfies the hunger.  If I stick my hand in fire, it burns me.  The ...

Did Unemployment fall to 9%?

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

I doubt it.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) modified its statistical assumptions.  504,000 gave up looking for a job therefore were removed from the unemployment statistic.  And despite the rosy picture painted by the media, food stamp usage continues to rise: It has been reported ...