The next financial crash is coming. Of that I am certain. Whether that is a standalone event or is forced, cajoled, driven or influenced by other external factors taking place at the same time, is up for question. Of course, the timing of such an event is also up for grabs. I would love for... Continue Reading →
Something That Naturally Follows
There is a corollary to this (something that naturally follows), and it is this: Grandma's descendants today would not have a hope of surviving the next Great Depression (coming soon to a nation near you). Because their supply chain is anything but local, and they know how to do stuff-all. You see, great depressions are... Continue Reading →
Gardening. Yes, I Still Do.
It has been so long since I did a post on gardening (can't bring myself to look back that far) that people may have forgotten that I still do that. And I think that it is really important to do so. For everyone. This is learning time folks. While there is still back-up in the... Continue Reading →
Another View
Image: Women draw drinking water on the banks of the dried-up Vakaria lake at Vakaria village, west of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave The World Economic Forum is not a place where I would normally go to find the information that I like to share, but they do... Continue Reading →
The Other Side Of The Coin
Just to show that I am not simply a Russiophile, doting on Putin, always knocking America (and let's face it, there's plenty to knock about there), I want to show you something that I think is important for America and for the rest of the world. Donald Trump. Hilary Clinton. Is this, or is a... Continue Reading →
Was This A Turkish Setup?
Did those German tourists die on Tuesday 12 January 2016 in Istanbul a) as a result of an IS terror attack? or b) in a Turkish oligarchy setup made to look like a) for their own reasons? There are many questions asked in this RT article: Is Erdogan playing terror to garner political support within... Continue Reading →
Not Crying ‘Wolf’
Yesterday it was the Royal Bank of Scotland with their: Sell everything ahead of stock market crash, say RBS economists. Today it is Albert Edwards, strategist at the bank Société Générale with: Beware the great 2016 financial crisis, warns leading City pessimist What would they know, right? Well, it is not as though they... Continue Reading →
Taking The Piss Out Of Pomposity
Now, if I were mischievous, ...oh well, let's face it, I am, sometimes. But there is always a serious side to my mischief, whether people get that or not, and they probably mostly don't. It's 42°C (108°F) outside today (bloody hot), and the heat may have driven me to do this (a weak excuse). I... Continue Reading →
Maintaining The Trust
In spite of the almost daily barrage of innuendo, misrepresentation and outright lies emanating from biased Western media, the disinformation and outright lies coming from Western government propaganda sources and the pure gibberish put out by oral mucous ejecting, rabid, uninformed and ill-informed internet opinion 'experts' and trolls, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin still, after... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 