Decade Gone
June 22, 2017Bright sunshine this near-noon Thursday melding with only a wisp of wind, producing what could be called a ‘heat wave‘ for here on California’s north coast. However, inland just a short space and an actual…
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Economy of Sense
December 2, 2016Overcast and cold this early Friday on California’s north coast, and supposedly maybe some sunshine later, with no rain forecast until Sunday. As T-Rump bumbles into control, Americans at least for the moment are in…
Income Upward, Poverty Downward
September 13, 2016How can the GOP spin this — ‘Thanks, Obama!’ Via Quartz this morning: In 2015, the median household earned $56,500, adjusted for inflation, according to the US Census Bureau (pdf). In real terms, that’s equal…
Labor in the Industry
September 5, 2016Sunshine brightly this early Monday on California’s north coast as we head into a week of supposedly accelerating heat — even here on the shoreline we should be in the category of ‘hot‘ by Friday.…
Boomers Bountifully Busted
May 18, 2016Ashen-gray overcast this early Wednesday on California’s north coast with fog and cloud together again to produce a dreary-looking morning. Now retired nearly two years, I’ve joined a growing cadre of baby boomers without the…
Oily Financials
February 11, 2016Buried beneath continuous news awash with death, destruction, and The Donald, events in the oil industry are low-key, but financially catastrophic on many levels. Good nutshell-analysis at OilPrice.com: This downward spiral will lead to further credit…
Economic Eruptum
January 20, 2016Just when you figured the freaked-out plate was full, from global warming to ISIS to Trump/Palin, now comes the cash-flow event — from NASDAQ this afternoon: ‘The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 376 points, or 2.4…
Pump It Down
November 19, 2015Overcast, dark and chilly this Thursday morning on California’s north coast, a natural stage set for fairly-heavy rain due sometime this afternoon — according to the NWS, we could get more than half-an-inch before tomorrow.…
Economic Climate
October 25, 2015Wet outside this Sunday morning on California’s north coast with rain becoming drizzle, then back to actual rain again — heaviest rainfall earlier in the dark, and now this particular storm-front appears fading away. And…
Downward Economics
September 22, 2015Thick, misty-fog this morning, but now well into Tuesday afternoon, faded sunshine is attempting to cut through the gloom, but seemingly having a hard time of it. Part-n-parcel this time of year for the shoreline,…