Obligatory Bailout Post

Written by Glenn Finlay on March 24th, 2009

With all the trillions of dollars flying around in the form of various government bailouts, everyone’s opinion is probably worth a bit more than two cents these days. This represents a significant increase in my net worth as measured using the total value of my many opinions, from something roughly over a dollar to perhaps [...]

Bull trap looming…

Written by The BarkerLetter on March 23rd, 2009

March 23
Greetings investors!
I think the next two months are a good time to sell.
I’m cynical about the markets. I think the whole game is rigged by a cadre of well positioned fatcats both within and without the former Bush Administration, and within the SEC as well. These people took great risks over the past eight [...]

Military mustering along the border

Written by Michele Murray on March 14th, 2009

 

 

 

One of the Mexican geologists came to my office to share his anxiety over what he called a military mustering along the US-Mexico border that he said happened overnight. He said 10,000 Mexican army troops moved into a small village in Sonora. We were both trying to imagine what that looked like – helicopters and trucks for sure, [...]

Amimal Bait

Written by Michele Murray on March 12th, 2009

 
This is a can of tuna fish at night. It’s empty except for the juice. I have a pan of beets boiling on the stove and am drinking a beer. I’ve worked a lot of places you aren’t supposed to feed the animals. Fox at Cripple Creek, a feral sheep at Tintaya, puppies in the [...]

Wanna Watt O

Written by Michele Murray on March 9th, 2009

 
I am writing from a secret place – one that is pronounced something like, “Wanna Watt O?” I’m not saying any more on that topic as these people really need me to work long days but after over 12 hours concentration on the task required, I think I can blog while my dinner is cooking [...]

Do Not Buy Kodak

Written by Jack Caldwell on March 8th, 2009

A personal rant and consumer warning:  I am to a mine tomorrow.  I will take pictures.  But I seem to have lost the cable that connects the Kodak digital camera to my computer.  The cable is the only way to chargeh the camera and the only way to download the pictures. 
Three shops later I have [...]