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New: Fruit Jerky from Jerky.com | How To Cook Like Your Grandmother — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:18 +0000

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Comment on Prepping With The Ninja Master Prep by Drew

Drew — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:27:02 +0000

Brenda, I didn’t see the ice cream. But here’s someone doing strawberry ice cream with the Ninja. You could probably substitute peaches pretty easily.

Comment on Is It Getting Harder to Hate Walmart? by Drew

Drew — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:23:11 +0000

I agree with you on the college prices, and on the leverage. My point was that with the recent credit issue it was primarily mortgages and mortgage-backed securities that were being leveraged.

I still disagree with the idea that it’s “bad for the dollar”. People use the term “strong dollar” as though it’s an unquestionable good. But if we want people to have jobs, it’s better to have a relatively weaker dollar.

Comment on Is It Getting Harder to Hate Walmart? by Tyrone

Tyrone — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:41:35 +0000

Actually, the credit crisis goes far beyond housing. It truly was extended to every aspect of the economy. For example, I often tell people, college is a bubble, fueled by government loans, which has driven college expenses to unreasonable levels. Then there is credit card debt–the delinquency rates are rising and losses are in the billions and growing. The country was drunk on leverage. But the hidden leverage elephant in the room is the derivatives; you call the number–$50T, $500T, $1Quadrillion? Nobody really knows, but it’s probably at least $50T. Coupled with the $12T in debt, $50T in unfunded liabilities, and near-term governement deficits in excess of $1T, things definitely do not look good for the dollar. Savers will suffer. Who knows where gold ends up?

Here’s a link to nice little summary of the dollar trend: US Dollar Trend

Comment on Prepping With The Ninja Master Prep by Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:11:30 +0000

How do I make the peach ice cream they showed on the tv

Comment on Is It Getting Harder to Hate Walmart? by Drew

Drew — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:10:57 +0000

Tariffs raise import prices without making our exports any more attractive. How can that help create jobs more than a lower dollar would help?

There are two separate problems at play here. The financial problem, commonly referred to as a “credit crisis”, is actually a housing price bubble. The majority of that credit boom was directly based on housing speculation. Prices are still 15% above their historical average, so we’ve still got some more devaluation to go before the bubble is completely deflated.

The jobs problem is entirely due to it being so much cheaper to manufacture overseas. The most direct way to reverse that problem is for the dollar to raise — primarily against the Yuan, which the Chinese government has been resisting through buying up huge amounts of T-bills.

There is no reason to suppose there will be any more incentive to pay off the debt if the dollar should fall. And even if we tried to pay it off, it’s dollar-denominated — remember all those T-bills the Chinese hold? — so a weakened dollar would have no impact on our ability to pay.

The Chinese wouldn’t be terribly happy if their Treasury holdings were suddenly worth much less (once converted to the Yuan) but that’s their problem to solve.

Comment on Is It Getting Harder to Hate Walmart? by Tyrone

Tyrone — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:33:37 +0000

Drew, a dollar devaluation alone will probably not heal this problem, which was a massive credit expansion. Tariffs may be in the cards to bring the jobs back. And they will print to pay off the debt, but can they contain it?

I always return to this quote from FOFOA:
As debt defaults, fiat is destroyed. This is where all these deflationists get their direction. Not seeing that hyperinflation is the process of saving debt at all costs, even buying it outright for cash. Deflation is impossible in today’s dollar terms because policy will allow the printing of cash, if necessary, to cover every last bit of debt and dumping it on your front lawn! Worthless dollars, of course, but no deflation in dollar terms!”

Sincerely,
FOFOA

A very long time ago, I was in a Walmart, and for reasons then unknown, I sensed something was not right. I left vowing to never set foot in one again. My instincts were right on the mark.

Comment on Is It Getting Harder to Hate Walmart? by Sally

Sally — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:01:55 +0000

How do I hate Wal Mart? Let me count the ways. Well, I’ll spare you that. It’s my least favorite place to shop, though I do go there occasionally (2-3 times yearly). And while this isn’t a fault of Wal Mart, the crime in their parking lot during daylight hours — including a murder recently — is another reason for me to stay away.

I have to chuckle at their “save money” claim. I was there for some reason and decided to pick up a few of the groceries I needed — I’d get the rest at the store where I usually shop. Everything I bought was cheaper at my usual store, and it’s the most expensive in the area. The local store also sells local produce.

I had prescriptions filled there for a while, then switched to Target. Target was 25% cheaper than Wal Mart and much quicker.

Comment on Have you ever translated a recipe? by Drew

Drew — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:27:21 +0000

Bonnie, I think I’m going to start using BH.

And this summer, when the berries are in season, I’d love to see an example of that Rod Grodt med Fluther pa.

Comment on Have you ever translated a recipe? by Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:08:18 +0000

In Denmark as Exchange Student in 1968: Rod Grodt med Fluther pa but I cannot even write it correctly on computer. this is red soup (cold, fruit, currants & raspberries in June) with cream upon it.
For my maiden name, my initials were BH (now they are BJ, that is worse in America, in English)… in Denmark the girls were just dying because I would have this lady make BH label cloth tapes to sew into my clothes when going to college. BH meant Breast Holder (bra) and was consider very inappropriate to see written anywhere, almost pornographic, apparently. Well, I could not help it.