The Democrat presidential primary race is shaping up to be a competition about which candidate makes the better case for confiscatory wealth taxation. By that measure, Elizabeth Warren has taken an early lead with a planned wealth tax that would take $2.7 trillion over ten years from Americans who had earned it, paid taxes on […]
Preventing the Next Natural Gas Outage
I’ve been writing to you lately about the gas outage in Newport, Rhode Island that my family and 7,000 others suffered during the cold snap last week. Needless to say, losing heat and hot water in the winter is an uncomfortable experience at best. Thanks to the support of a solid network of friends and […]
Here’s Why You Definitely Need a Satellite Phone
There’s never a bad time to reassess your preparedness for a disaster. Make your first step reading through this piece I posted on October 22, 2018. If you don’t have a satphone yet, getting one should be a priority. Cellular technology undoubtedly proved its usefulness after 9/11 when many landlines simply didn’t work in the […]
What You and Tom Brady Might have in Common
No one can beat Father Time. But, I thought Andrew Beaton wrote an excellent article titled “How Tom Brady Conquered His Great Opponent: Age,” in the WSJ this week. As Beaton explains: “Brady has adjusted his game to compensate for all the things that a quarterback loses as he ages. He makes up for decreased […]
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport, Now What?
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport: 80% back on the Grid Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport Day 5 (and 5 to go) Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport Day 4 Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport Now that Newport, RI is back on the natural gas […]
RAGE Gauge February: Is the Market Keeping You up at Night?
When the S&P 500 lost 9 percent in December it marked the worst December since the Great Depression year of 1931 when the index was down 14.5%. For all of 2018, the S&P 500 lost 6.2% compared to a loss of 47% in 1931. Now let’s not forget what the carnage looked like from the […]
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport: 80% back on the Grid
Happy Monday Morning, it’s good to be back on the grid with natural gas service restored to 80% of Newport customers. If you were at your home this weekend, then you had several opportunities to intercept a National Grid truck/crew to turn on your gas. I’m guessing the final 20% are vacation homes etc. and […]
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport Day 5 (and 5 to go)
Good Morning. Today is day five of no natural gas service in Newport, RI. After a mild yet stormy day yesterday with temps in the low 50s, this morning is sunny with temps in the low to mid 30s. It’s hard to believe a mechanical issue could be the culprit of this man-made disaster. And […]
Rush’s “YYZ” and Triangle in the Percussion Section
You know the triangle is a special instrument. It’s small, yet important. Like the cherry on a sundae. It has a place. But when you’re a drummer in a high school band and you see the sheet music for the Nutcracker and you’re playing the triangle you know it might be a light day. That’s […]
Key to the Draw: Economy of Motion
If you are one of the many Americans who will be heading to the range for some target shooting this weekend, it’s time for you to watch Adam Painchaud discuss economy of motion in this post I put up on August 19, 2016. Sig Sauer Academy Director Adam Painchaud says the key to getting the […]
