tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877184347816588624Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:27:02 +0000FoodMoneyy2k moneyA view of the next decade for America, and the world, with an emphasis on solutions for families.http://roughsailing.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Oso Vélo)Blogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877184347816588624.post-4393107861996334232Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +00002008-12-10T20:59:19.416-08:00Food Our garden covers approximately 500 square feet of the back yard, and will soon grow to about 700. Crops include beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes, radishes, collards and Chinese kale. This is a first pass at what should ultimately account for half of our vegetables. That's not easy, in that we have become accustomed to eating whatever we want, whenever we want, thanks to the "global trough". We http://roughsailing.blogspot.com/2008/02/victory-garden-appears.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oso Vélo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877184347816588624.post-5479612211464027883Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:15:00 +00002008-01-03T07:21:31.399-08:00The website PrudentBear.com has a chart library that presents a compelling slide show of our nations financial shape. It's a good eye-opener for those who are still bullish on the equity markets- and life in general.http://roughsailing.blogspot.com/2008/01/few-of-my-favorite-charts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oso Vélo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877184347816588624.post-5646984337531771084Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:07:00 +00002008-01-03T07:06:39.316-08:00y2k moneyMy family thought that I was an alarmist during the months that led up the century change. I had been involved in several Year 2000 projects and had done public speaking at conferences dedicated to the subject. I was an alarmist because I suggested to relatives and friends that they take stock of the situation, store some food and pull their money out of the stock market- at least for a few http://roughsailing.blogspot.com/2007/12/y2k-in-perspective_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oso Vélo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877184347816588624.post-4148070710430994537Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:26:00 +00002007-12-15T10:18:00.823-08:00MoneyIn a December 15th article on the "Motley Fool" website, the brothers take on the issue of whether or not we should pull out of the equities markets in a post entitled, "Is It Time to Sell". Their answer is no, which is very predictable for these guys, as they have consistently touted a "steady as she goes" philosophy of investing. Steady as she goes works well in a working economy. In crisis, ithttp://roughsailing.blogspot.com/2007/12/fool-speaks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oso Vélo)0