The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain (plus, an odd post link or two)
We lead off this weekend with news that the Argentines are still pissed off about Spain winning the World Cup last year, and by golly, finally doing something about it. . Last week the Argentine...
View ArticleShocker: Nutella Is *NOT* A Health Food!
What the hell is the world coming to? I’m sure that when Zeus lounges back in his throne, just pooped out from all that hurtling of thunderbolts from the crown of Olympus, he reaches for a Nutella...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
( what follows is a guest post of sorts, filed under Politics and Current Events ) Earlier this year, reader Carlos left a great series of comments on a post by Fred Carach. (“Kiss Real Estate Goodbye...
View ArticleGeopolitical Rivalries and Random Links from Last Week
Geopolitics Jim Rogers, a widely-quoted commodities investment guru, moved to Singapore and is teaching his young daughters Mandarin because the future is in Asia. The Chinese economy rolls on and...
View ArticlePolitics As Unusual, and Good Posts from Last Week
With the Republican nomination long ago buttoned up by Mitt (heave) Romney, and the winding down of Ron Paul’s campaign, a little attention thrown the other candidates can’t hurt. Dan Carlin recently...
View ArticleAll Things Japan
We’re off on vacation. Post scheduling is awesome! This article is automatically published while I’m relaxing in the Florence hills, quaffing vino and eating much too much cheese. Internet and email...
View ArticleVon Mises and Rothbard, Who Dat? NPR’s Planet Money Whiffs It…
A mid-year resolution to walk/run/workout at least an hour a day opens up all kinds of podcast-listening options. While the choices are many, the winners are few. A consistently well-produced show is...
View ArticleMonday Morning Fish Wrap: Long Live the King
The Fish Wrap: an occasional grouping of interesting links, mostly centered around finance topics, largely from personal finance blogs. A carnival of sorts, this time nicely arranged by topics, and...
View ArticlePolitical Corner: Hear what they’re really saying
(taking a break from gardening, stocks and travel. Time for a mini-rant) In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and fathers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today,...
View ArticleSunday Morning Fish Wrap: So Thirsty!
The Fish Wrap: a spasmodic caboodle of captivating bits and bobs, loosely grouped by subject matter around personal finance, investing, news, and maybe the odd rant or recipe. “Whiskey is for drinkin’,...
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