Category Archives: Investment

The Stooge Report: As Ukraine Goes Under, Guess Whose Fault It Is?

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

Say; did you ever notice that when the west overturns a government, re-orders the political stage to its liking, pumps in a bit of money to get things perking, and it’s a complete success….the western leadership is content just to … Continue reading →

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Ukraine on the Proud Highway: Skidding in Broadside.

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and … Continue reading →

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The West is as Thick as the Earth’s Mantle

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

It’s funny how some posts come to be. Sometimes I stop myself partway through a reply to a commenter on another post, thinking, hey; there’s enough meat in this for a whole post, rather than just a one-paragraph rant. Or … Continue reading →

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Flirting With Disaster

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

…Speeding down the fast lane, honey Playin’ from town to town; The boys and I have been burnin’ it up, can’t seem to slow it down. I’ve got the pedal to the floor, our lives are runnin’ faster, Got our … Continue reading →

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When I Fight Reality, Reality Always Wins.

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

When I hear the phrase, “American rocker”, I frequently think of John Mellencamp. He started out in the 1970’s, professionally, as ‘John Cougar’ because his manager said nobody would ever buy a record by someone named John Mellencamp. Eventually, when … Continue reading →

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Seeing More of the Big Picture in Ukraine

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

They whisper still, the injured stones, the blunted mountains weep As he died to make men holy, let us die to make things cheap And say the Mea Culpa, which you’ve gradually forgot Year by year Month by month Day … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Luck When Your Enemies Are Stupid?

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

“People always call it luck when you have acted more sensibly than they have.” -Anne Tyler “Luck is a word the bitter teach the ignorant” -Steve Maraboli; “Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience” Perhaps this would be … Continue reading →

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