Full Disclosure: Before I get into this, know that I'm a cryptocurrency skeptic, even if Microsoft did infuse it with credibility. I just can't see how something with no intrinsic value, created out of thin air and fueled only by hope and greed, can have a secure place in "real world" economics. Some critics call … Continue reading The Multi-Billion-Dollar Question
Politics
2018 Midterm Election Forecast
Although the outcome of the US Congressional midterm elections won't be known until November of this year, the rhetoric is already heating up to an almost unbearable pitch. I decided to do a GT to see which of the two major US political parties will have the best chance to prevail. I used the Burning … Continue reading 2018 Midterm Election Forecast
Trump’s Showdown
Donald Trump is walking a tightrope with the handling of his prospects for facing an interview by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Does he take a bold, adversarial stance or a cautious, conciliatory one? I have a spread that deals with just such a scenario, one I call the "Hold 'Em or Fold 'Em Gambler's Option … Continue reading Trump’s Showdown
A 2018 Grand Tableau for the USA
With one year of the Trump presidency behind us, I thought it would be useful to do another Grand Tableau to forecast the next 12 months for both the man and the nation. I selected the Gentleman (no sarcasm intended) as the President and the Lady as the American public. All images copyright U.S. Games … Continue reading A 2018 Grand Tableau for the USA
Republicans and Democrats: “Ne’er the Twain Shall Meet?”
I used my "Wheel of Opportunity" relationship spread to ask whether the Republican and Democratic political parties in the United States will ever agree on a common agenda that serves the best interests of the American people. The short answer is "No," but the details are very interesting. In this reading, the "Individual #1 spoke" … Continue reading Republicans and Democrats: “Ne’er the Twain Shall Meet?”
A Common Core Fable
My wife was an elementary school math teacher before her retirement, and deplored the aberration that is Common Core arithmetic. I decided to poke some well-deserved fun at it. The New York Times reports that President Obama has just appointed a blue-ribbon panel of musicians – headed by internationally renowned fantasy author Douglas Adams – … Continue reading A Common Core Fable
A HazMat Fable
For years I had been stewing over the fact that I can no longer buy oil-based deck stain due to environmental concerns over its manufacture. The regulations were a Clinton-era initiative (1998), and resulted in the replacement water-borne products being entirely unsatisfactory. I decided to vent my frustration in a little humor. This one is … Continue reading A HazMat Fable
I, Gadfly
I confess to being more than a little curmudgeonly when it comes to all things political; I think the only good politician is a retired one (even I'm not cruel enough to say a "dead one"), and then only if the obscene life-long retirement benefits are rescinded. My displeasure is of the non-partisan "equal-opportunity" type, … Continue reading I, Gadfly
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 