Da Daily 7/22/2010

Howzit Hoi Polloi, hope all is well. We starts our day off with...

Feisty Financials
So... Bernanke kept it real yesterday, which caused the market to nosedive... and then of course, the markets bounce this morning. Then we get the latest employment figures, which increases by 37,000 claims for the week ending July 17th. It's otay, Bernanke spoke of 7.1% unemployment by the end of 2012. What a ways to wait. I guess our $3.7 trillion pumped-economy 'recovery' is "unusually uncertain". I'd say so myself. Let me comment on something though. Keep an eye on reductions in the nations workforce, possibly coming from people who were looking for work but have now gave up searching because nothing's out there for them.

Then there's news that the Mortgage Modification program isn't working...

"The bailout has provided up to $50 billion for the mortgage modification programs. So far, about $248 million in bailout money has been spent on the program."

Sorry peeps, more foreclosures to come. Oh, and existing home sales are down 5.1%. Rising and falling are both happening at the same time in this case. Positive or negative... it's all in the way you take it in. If your thinking of buying 'conventionally', 30 year mortgage rates are at a record low 4.56%. Remember... that's if you can qualify. I know how it's been for us as investors to qualify for loans where we could back it with money we already had in the bank; nearly impossible. It's otay, unconventional is our middle name. 

Slick News
Ships ready to leave leaky Gulf well as tropical storm brews, and it is heading from the Bahamas to the BP spill area. You may also want to watch this slick closely... China scrambles to contain oil spill. At 1,500 tons of oil spilled, it's roughly 6% of the BP spill, which is a s#!tload. Mama Nature must be extremely upset. We humans are really effing up, badly. I think she might just have to step in to end the madness. Just hope it's not too harsh. 

Not much more than that at 5:45am Hawaii(an) Time...

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

Da Daily 7/21/2010

I have to start the day off with Mama Nature.

Remember this from last Sunday?

"Next EQ on the 20th or 21st. More than likely, 6+ again. We'll see..."

Well, well, well...
This one rocked Papa New Guinea yesterday and this one struck off Indonesia today. We might see another today but I predict not much 6+ shaking to come for at least a few days. I 'aint no prophet, but hit me up if you'd like to know how I dooz what I duz. OK, on to the next...

China flooding kills 701.  A lot is going on in our world.

This is a good read from Time... Doomsday: Could BP Spill Kill All Life On Earth?

Ah, many of nature's wonders. Just thought this was mad cool. I love Pele... if you happen to be in the BI then you could literally, "go wit da flow". Click here and Enjoy the show.

Money Talk
Otay, on financials...

First, we start yesterday's 75 point rally off with regional and state unemployment rates lower in June. Of course everyone (except mokes like me and similar) and there mama is yelling, "stocks are great, recovery is here!".

Then, everyone (except mokes like me and similar) and there mama, took cracks this morning (and also, as of now are still taking cracks) because 'The Man' had announced...

Bernanke says outlook uncertain

2:11p ET July 21, 2010 (MarketWatch)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday the outlook for the economy is "unusually uncertain" and the Fed is willing to do more if growth proved to be weaker than forecast.

"We remain prepared to take further policy actions as needed to foster a return" to full employment with low and stable inflation, Bernanke said in written testimony prepared for the Senate Banking Committee.

Bernanke did not go further and elaborate on what the Fed might do.

His comments did not stray from the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's June policy meeting released last week.

In his prepared remarks, he stressed that the economy was growing and made no mention of the most recent disappointing economic news.

Employment, retail sales, industrial production and consumer sentiment data have been soft.

Despite these signs of a slowdown, Bernanke, in essence, kept a stiff upper lip. "The economic expansion that began in the middle of last year is proceeding at a moderate pace," he said.

Consumer and business spending should keep it going, he said.

"Although fiscal policy and inventory restocking will likely be providing less impetus to the recovery than they have in recent quarters, rising demand from households and businesses should help sustain growth," Bernanke said.

The Fed is forecasting growth in gross domestic product of 3% to 3.5% this year. This is above private-sector forecasts, which are expecting GDP to rise about 2.6% this year.

Bernanke repeated that the FOMC continues to expect that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.

He said the housing market remains "weak" and he said it will take "a significant amount of time" to restore the nearly 8.5 million jobs lost in the Great Recession.

"Financial conditions... have become less supportive of economic growth in recent months," Bernanke said. Bank loans outstanding have continued to contract.

On the positive side, Bernanke said there were some signs that the decline in spending on office buildings and factories may be slowing. He said U.S. exports have been expanding.

"My colleagues on the FOMC and I expect continued moderate growth, a gradual decline in the unemployment rate, and subdued inflation over the next several years," Bernanke said.

The majority of the FOMC said the risks to growth have switched to the downside, Bernanke noted.

The Fed slashed the funds rate close to zero in late 2008 and has kept rates there ever since.

The central bank has also purchased over $1 trillion dollars in housing-related assets in an attempt to keep long-term market interest rates low.

"Inflation has remained low" Bernanke said, with core inflation trending down over the past two years. Slack in labor markets had damped wage and price pressures and productivity gains have further reduced costs, he said.

In his prepared remarks, Bernanke talked a lot about the Fed's exit strategy from ultra-accommodative policy. In contrast, he may no additional comments about what further steps the Fed might take if the economy faltered.

He did not mention what the triggers to more asset purchases might be. Fed officials have said in recent speeches that the bar for further easing is quite high.

At some point, Bernanke said, the Fed must begin raising interest rates. It also plans to sell the housing-related assets to get back to a Treasuries-only portfolio.

"Such sales shall be implemented in accordance with a framework communicated well in advance and will be conducted at a gradual pace," Bernanke said.

Bernanke did not spare the senators from technical details of the Fed's balance sheet. He told them the Fed is considering reinvesting maturing Treasuries into shorter-term issues to lower the average maturity of its holdings. At the moment, the Fed reinvests in issues of identical duration.

...and so the flow shifted from stocks to treasuries and other such 'safety devices' and the rest is history (or should I say, history repeats). Don't forget the high frequency trading, skimming a few bucks, milliseconds before each buy/sell. Oh, those little black boxes, sh#!, I wish I had a few. BTW... THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE!!!

Green Day
Oakland council OK's plan to set up Pot factories. Teeeehuuu! I'm guessing this is why my boy DOS went on a vacate to Oak-town, all kelly-greened out (joke).

Missing Time
Here's an interesting read... Is Time Disappearing From The Universe?

There's a ton of the 'inevitable war' news, but I'll post it later, unless it starts to get too hot. Other than that, enjoy Hump Day.

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

Da Daily 7/19/2010

Today, I switch hats (and there are many) to graphic artist. Maybe I'll post some jpeg's of my work later for a critique. The beach was a trip yesterday. I watched the waves slightly chop up after the yesterday's EQ. I also chopped up brainwaves with my cuz Aaron as he explained 'absolutes' to me. Having an accessible human database of good information that does BMX freestyle on the regular is quite a treat for a moke like me. As I was reflecting on what he was talking about, I thought of how we humans are almost omnipotent, being that we have the ability to access good information at any time (goggle it). Back in the hey day, access to good information was key to monster monopolies and such. It was the key and continues to be the key to great power. Now, shifting through it all is key because of the quantity available. Knowledge Applied = Power. Well, on to Da Daily...

What Recovery?
US home builder slump worsens and takes stocks downward. BTW, contact me if you need someone to buy your house fast!

Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now! On another note... because it's 5:30am and the coffee didn't kick in yet, I like the site this article came from. Funny name... the 'Chron'. Round here and other parts of Kaneohe/Kahaluu/Tweakerville, I've been seeing a lot of 'chrons' lately because of unemployment.

Bankster Action
If you don't have precious metals (especially silver) yet, you might wanna read this. Supply and demand... go figure.

If you know where to look, your probably already setting up shop to contract services to bankrupt or going-to-be bankrupt states. If you have any wonderful ideas, hit me up. I'm always open to a JV or two.

Wonka Got Nuthin' On You
Yesterday, somebody bought 241,000 tonnes of cocoa beans, the largest single cocoa trade in 14 years. Wonder why? I do know someone personally that has a BIG stash growing on another island in Polynesia. The magic might have just begun...

Party Time
Tea party news. It seems like starting a tea party is all the craze nowadays.

Shutty D
US allows oil well to remain shut during seepage.

National Guard is set to arrive on Arizona's border, August 1st, helping to curb the flow of illegal immigrants and narcotics to the US.

The Inevitable
Rising tensions between the two. This is how Iran sees it. This is how Israel sees it.

Top Secret Flaws
Our hidden world as top secret America is growing beyond our control. The immense scale of the US intelligence network created after the attacks of September 11, 2001 has been revealed, raising concerns that it is too big to effectively combat international terrorism.

Candid Critter
Caught on camera for the first time...

"Sightings of the Horton Plains slender loris -- a small nocturnal primate with extremely thin arms and legs and huge round eyes -- are so rare that the creature has only been seen four times since 1937."

Awesomeness for a Monday. I really love nature and all it's wonders. Wucking Fonderful!!!

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

Enjoy The Show...

Next EQ on the 20th or 21st. More than likely, 6+ again. We'll see...

Hit me up if you wanna know how I do's what I does.

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

EQ Update!!!

Remember this from last week Thursday?

"My Shaky Predict
I suspect an EQ arriving in a few days... maybe between tomorrow and Sunday. I know little guys happen everyday, but I'm talking 6+"

I wasn't referring to that weird one that hit DC this week, although that is a first for that part of the country. There was a 7.3 and a 6.9 in Papa New Guinea and a 6.7 in Alaska that hit today. Whew! No Tsunami threat to Hawaii. Good, cuz I'll be fishing and taking it easty with the fam on a Sunday afternoon. Just goes to show, we may be on to something...

Hit me up if you want to know how.

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

Da Daily 7/16/2010

Wow, today the market is experiencing a ginormous sell off. You know what's even more crazy. I didn't know ginormous (giant/enormous) was a word until spell check didn't pick it up as an error. Oh, and a shout out to my boy DOS, who's B-Day is tomorrow. He'll be celebrating with his bike entered in the car show at Aloha Stadium, and Krystilez will be holding it down too, on stage and at the Hibred Clothing booth. Check it if you can. Tiki Boyeeez!!! Otay, on to Da Daily...

The Recovery Needs A Recovery
There is more downside to come as the CPI (Consumer Price Index) dropped 0.1%. In other words, consumer prices drop, sentiment sours. Hello! That's what happens in a deflationary period, which by the numbers we have been in for a little while now. I guess the Fed will have to drop to zero. Great day for a bear though, because...

Wall St. Stumbles
Whew! Good thing (actually great thing) we stayed on the short side of financial stocks yesterday as Citi and Bank of America took cracks today. BTW, this is NOT financial advice!!! It's just how a moke prospers on the downs. If I remember it correctly... one man's stumbling block is another man's stepping stone. All depends on how you look at it. Glass half full/empty type action.

All the financial reform bill talk is summed up pretty well in this Time article. It's just 2,300 pages of new agencies and new powers that formed the financial crisis.

...and The Basel III rules make it even harder for banks to lend to property companies and investors.

Capped
Cheers as Gulf oil spill is capped at last, or could the fix be temporary? I just wonder where all the missing pressure is going?

The Inevitable
EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is telling Israel to open all border crossing's. Gaza, open sesame!

...and it's all good because a U.S.-backed rocket shield is on track to protect Israeli towns against rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.

At least 27 dead in suicide attack at Iranian mosque. Here's raw video of the situation. I warn you the video may disturb you.

...and Tehran is blaming the US and the UK for the bombing. Here's another saying Israel/US is getting the blame.

Also, this is interesting as to the effects of war and our soldiers. "Army reports record number of suicides for June."

Nature News
A puzzling collapse of Earth's atmosphere. Very interesting.

...and How often does an EQ happen in Washington DC that's not caused by all the BS moving around? Not often, but a shake happened today. I guess it's just Mama Nature and her hiccups. It's just her way of putting real power in check. When she talks, we have no choice, but to listen. Since were on the subject, you might wanna check out this article of someone else who talks while we listen.

...BTW, I believe there is still more shaking to come over the next day or two, though probably not in DC. Stay tuned.

Talking Trash
"Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann is demanding that a company seeking to ship garbage to the mainland present the city with key documents or risk losing its contract." Good, if they lose it, give it to us.

Well, Have a Tremendous Day Hoi Poloi...

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

Da Daily 7/15/2010

Howzit, it's a late one today. Good things happening as always. No complaints here... it's bright and sunny in Hawaii and things seem to be lining up quite nicely. Hope all is well with you and yours. It's almost lunchtime here. I saw a Red Lobster commercial last night and the very thought of it got my stomach rumbling right now, but first things first...

Congress
Congress passes financial reform bill. Damn thing is half the size of The Bible. Anyone read the fine print?

Financial Fuckery
JP Morgan earns $4.8B in 2nd quarter... hmmm, ya don't say? I thought them guys were TARP fund recipients. Well, free money is... free money. Especially, when your too big to fail.  

Bottoms Up
1.65 Million properties receive foreclosure filings in 1st half of 2010. I swear I heard a lot of people out there telling me the bottom was in. Really?
 

 ...and Homes lost to foreclosure, on track for 1 million in 2010. That about wraps it up for the bottom not being in.

Labor Lives
"For the week ending on July 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 458,000." This might be good news...

...but then,

Oh Ship!
the Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity shipping costs dropped for the 34th day in a row.

Yes, I am a bear, but I am an optimistic bear.

BP, Is It Really Over?
BP says oil is stopped as cap is tested.

World Changes (PI Typhoon Basyang and China Flooding)
"President Benigno Aquino III scolded the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Wednesday for failing to predict that Typhoon Basyang (Conson) would lash Metro Manila." and "The Office of Civil Defense yesterday defended Pagasa administrator Prisco Nilo who was reported as having been reprimanded by President Aquino for failing to update the public on typhoon "Basyang" which directly hit Metro Manila after changing course." Whatever the case, the death toll is rising. R.I.P.

...and from the looks of things, China's getting it too.

Whoop There It Is
Whooping Cough kills 5 in Cali. When it's declared an epidemic... here's a tip for the bears. Not to profit off of death and destruction, but it is what it is. Back to supply and demand school... allow me to show you how Grindman thinks. There is no medical treatment for the Whoop but there is Infanrix-IPV+Hib, which is a combination vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio and Hib infection. Click here to see one of many companies that you can profit from at this time (I did, but this is NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. It is just what a moke from Hawaii is doing for himself). Like I said before, it is what it is, or even better said, what is, is... R.I.P. to the 5 lost in Cali.

My Shaky Predict
I suspect an EQ arriving in a few days... maybe between tomorrow and Sunday. I know little guys happen everyday, but I'm talking 6+
 
Have a nice day.

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman

Da Daily 7/14/2010

Howzit everyone. Were Leeward bound today to search for expansion areas for our business. At the house, Yuri and his wife is doing an excellent job on our sustainable garden. I'll post pics soon. Check them out online for all your sustainable/green needs. I'm not going to post any financial/stock news today since I'm late on the post but I'm sure you can find it elsewhere if you need it. Here's the daily...

BP in Limbo
BP is unsure if capping plan will go ahead.

India's inflation accelerated in June, increasing pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates for a second time this month. BTW, if your looking for growth, I hear Singapore is forecasting 15% for their economy.

Big Boy Action
Bailed out small banks face takeover risk... but then again, wasn't that the plan?

Worldly Pressures
Howz Dem Sinkholes? Were we just oblivious to the fact that so many pop up everyday or is it increasing on the daily? I dunno?
Talk about pressure changes... this one tried to take on a car in St. Louis and this one took the whole car and wants a condo while it's at it.

Bloodsuckers Giving Back
You know what's crazy? I fricken hate mosquito's, with a passion. I seeks out and destroys them, every chance I get. Which reminds me... them mofo's are getting out of control in Florida, as more than 1,000 are exposed to Dengue Fever. Punk a$$ mosquito's... speaking of punks

ObamaCare's
It's really on. Feds publish final eHealth 'Meaningful Use' rules. 

Lucky Your Alive
This week, I was chatting with a friend about luck. We were talking about some of our beliefs on the subject. When I was younger, I would argue that all luck could be made by an intense desire met with persistent action toward attaining a goal. As I grew older (and hopefully wiser), I learned that my previous thoughts on it were true, but also that some luck was pure coincidental. Take for instance, the businessman born in America or the businessman born in Zimbabwe. One is already born into a more 'lucky'  environment than the other... wouldn't you agree? Some people just have a ton of luck. Here's a lady that won the lotto 4... yes, 4 times! To win the lotto once is luck, but to win the lotto 4 times? Isn't she the 'luckiest' of all the lucky lotto winners? I'd say. So ask yourself, if we are born with a certain degree of luck, how can we exploit it? I believe there is and will only be one of you, ever. That alone is luck... being one of a kind. I believe that whatever it is that you 'feel' compelled to do in life at any time, you should just do. Luck will be on your side. Don't fear it. Fear prevents us form exhausting our inborn luck. Inborn luck is part of our destiny. Yeah, all this luck talk is a little deep but it's from my hot ("heart" strongly expressed in the beautiful Pidgin' language).

Stay Strong and Aloha Always

Grindman

Oh yeah, hit me up if you like: imagrindman@yahoo.com

News 7/13/2010

Howzit people! Got a lot going on today as we are wrapping up on a JV we had going on since late last month. Things to see and people to do/people to see and things to do. Stuff li'dat. OK, here goes...

As of this writing, stocks are rallying...

Eureeka!
Gold is up again... after Portugal's debt downgrade. Every adversity has an equal or greater benefit. Find it, and you'll do good no matter what you do.

Unbalanced Trade Action
US International Trade in Goods and Services are upside down... highest trade gap in 18 months.

Economic East vs West
Products made in China often costs more than those made in the west. Everyone, put on your Mack 10 face and say, Wessssside!

Money Is Only Easy For The Big Boyz
Small companies denied as big firms thrive... it's funny, when we really need 'easy money' we can't get it, but when we don't, it's available. Well, I guess in the deflationary period that were in, it won't matter anyway. Pfffffff... (deflating balloon sound) 

Majority of Americans are losing faith in Obama. Talk about pressure... whew, I wouldn't want to be a president. Too many to please, not enough pay.

This is a good read. America Builds an Aristocracy.

Tehran and Washington Tensions
Missing Iranian nuclear scientist, Shahram Amiri, is taking refuge in US Embassy at Pakistan. All this building up of tension leads me to still believe it's not a matter of it... but when. It seems war is inevitable. According to Fidel Castro, the US is provoking war with Iran. Russian and Iranian officials are discussing collab's in the energy sector while Iran may cut gasoline imports 75% due to international sanctions imposed on their nuclear energy plans. Speaking on energy, Oil Smuggling seems to be big business.

Oh Ship!
Gaza bound Libyan aid ship 'Amalthea' is still on course despite Israel warning them to dock in Egypt's el-Arish port. The ship is carrying humanitarian aid supplies and is welcome for Israeli's to board and inspect the ship for weapons. Don't forget what recently happened to Turkey.

Getting Capped
The new cap on the Deepwater Horizon runaway well has been installed! Now BP will test to see if the gusher can be completely contained. The new offshore drilling ban is in place and the Coast Guard has new procedures for media access to cover the goo.

D-Mentia
Lots of excercise, drinking tea, and Vitamin D, could help thwart off Alzheimer's. Big up Honolulu!

Oh BTW, I really, really want this, and I think my genius cousin Aaron can get it to work. 3 days left. Too many opportunities in front of me. It's nice being on the B-I side of Kiyosaki's cash-flow quadrant... not to mention waking up to the Koolau's (even though it's dark out at 2:30am) and appreciative living in beautiful Hawaii. Teeeehu!

Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

Grindman
 

News 7/6/2010

I hope you had crazy fun on the 4th! We sure did! It's Hawaii... Food, Fun, and Fireworks... Yee Doggy!!! Next one comes New Years Eve... can't wait! Were out to the North Shore today so before we hit the road here's the Grindman daily...  1. The Markets Here's a great read if you got the time. It's by Robert Prechter, a market forecaster who says: 'Winter is coming. Buy a coat,' he said. "Other people are advising people to stay naked. If I'm wrong, you're not hurt. If they're wrong, you're dead. It's pretty benign advice to opt for safety for a while." I agree Robert... safety first. ...and Dow repeats Great Depression patterns: charts. Oh, BTW... the markets are rallying this morning. Gold and Silver are still taking cracks (which means now's the time for a deal... but THIS IS NOT TRADING ADVICE) and oil is up which leads me to...  2. BP Costs for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill climbed to just over $3 billion, BUT imagine what it costs us humans, our future, and our childrens futures. Far more, my friends, far more. ...and here is some not good news about how BP refinery in Texas City, Texas spewed tens of thousands of pounds of toxins into the skies a couple of weeks before the GOM accident. It doesn't seem like this really important news is getting any love whatsoever from the mainstream. ...and as of this writing, every state in the Gulf Of Mexico has been hit, as Texas tar balls are found. Oh... and Miami is about 6 weeks out to being impacted by oil. So... now (and we've been talking about this for a while), should BP nuke the well?  3. Poland So their president dies in a plane crash... and their newly elected is related to all the EU monarchs. Incredible... How can Grindman get in the fam too. Times is hod baby, times is hod. Especially, when democracy doesn't really exist.  4. Is War Imminent? Sorry to bum your trip guys, but Iran has moved radars to Syria that can provide early warning of an Israeli attack which means that if your Israel, your probably under even more pressure to attack because having those radars coordinated against you wouldn't be too good. ...and Iranian planes are getting fuel, which no one wants to deal with since no one wants to be accountable for fueling their almost nuke capable (or already nuke capable) war machines. ...and Prez Obama and Israeli Prime Min Netanyahu to hold fence-mending talks, tying the allies back together. Oh... and Iran threatens oil routes as the prez signs tough new energy sanctions. ...and Oh, Fidel keeps reflecting on the grim outlook of things to come... an impossible happiness. Is war imminent? You decide. Just remember, if they pop it off, oil prices, as well as a lot of other things will skyrocket, BUT also keep in mind, that if the oil in the Gulf of Mexico is accepted as abiotic, then that would mean that our energy crisis may not really be a crisis, since there's tons of oil gushing right now. I guess that's why Saudi's are halting oil exploration to save wealth. Because we thrive on the bad... usually (being beary bear-like in my nature has no bad's since bad is good), I suspect our portfolio rising soon... Oh and all this talk is NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE, WHATSOEVER!!!  5. Shorting Food Yes... food shortages are looming. If I was you, I'd be definitely perfecting my green thumb. When the doo doo hits the spinning thingy on the ceiling, all you'll want is water/food, energy, and some portable homely conveniences, which is why I suggest you start gardening now!!!   6. Wish I Could Be On a Cruise Ship Around Easter Island This Sunday... Shucks! I'm going to miss the Total Solar Eclipse. Ah, I'll probably shpock it on the tube but it would definitely be a sight to see in person, wouldn't it? Click to enlarge. Sunday, I'm prolly going to be in front of a computer with high-speed access which could be easily accessed on a cruise ship, but I guess that defeats the whole purpose of cruising. Well, at least to me... Business IS Pleasure. I cruise all day anyway. Stay Strong and Aloha Always, Grindman

News 7/2/2010

Talk About An Attack On Precious Metals... Wow! Yesterday Had Action! Just Remember This And I Think You'll Be OK. Currency Can Be Printed, Gold Cannot. It's That Simple. If You Wanted Gold (or Silver, Which Is Constantly Used), You Might Wanna Cop It Soon... Son.  1. Oh Sh nap, Looks Like The Unemployment Rate Has Dropped To 9.5%! Oh, And The Civilian Labor Force Dropped By 652,000 For The Month. What Happened To All Of Our Graduates? Maybe, Everyone's An Entrepreneur (Ya, Right). Think About It... If The Labor Force Didn't Drop By 652,000, Then We'd Have 154,393,000 Which Would Change The Employment Rate To 90.10% So The Unemployment Rate Would Really Be 9.9%. Shhhnap! Numbers Don't Lie... Just The Vermin Behind Them. Now Let Me Ask You... Why Does The CES Net Birth/Death Model Point To A Fresh New 24,000 Construction Jobs When The Housing Numbers Look The Way They Look? (Which Are Down... Oh Yup, Way Down!) By The Looks Of It, 'Hospitality And Leisure' Might Be The Business You'd Like To Be In, Since It's At 80,000. I Guess Everyone Needs To Escape The Madness Sometime.  2. Depressing... Ahem, I Mean Depression. This Is A GREAT Read On The Big D. Trust... If You Lost Your Job, Your House, and Your Mind Recently... There's Much More Coming. Which Way You See It Will Determine How You Take It. Ya Know? Cup Half Empty, Cup Half Full Type Stuff. Here's A Good Read Also.  3. War, Maybe? The Anatomy Of An Attack On Iran May Be A Predict. Focus On The Sentence That Reads... "The likely route to Iran, beginning at regional dusk preferably in the dark a new moon, is to fly a great circle around Iraq. " Then Go Take A Look At When That New Moon Occurs. 7-11 May Not Be As Lucky As You Thought... Oh, Crap! ...and North Korea Might Get A Little Perturbed When The US And China Are Playing 'Chicken' In The Yellow Sea.  4. Talk About Censorship. Facebook Deleted Boycott BP's Account. How Ya Gonna Act? Still Fresh On The Subject, Head On Over To Read "Guess Who Wants To Kill The internet?".   5. Sorry Cali, But Ah-Nold Orders Minimum Wage For State Workers. This Is What Happens In The Absence Of A State Budget. Hasta La Vista... Baby!  6. Six More Months Until The Largest Tax Hikes In History. You Might Start To See Some Tax Revolts.  7. Hawaii  Can't Wait For Hawaiian Air To Go International... Tokyo Et Al!  Farewell to Shark Fin Soup. Sales Open Today For Disney's First Resort at Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas at Ko OLina Oh, Someone Asked Why I Type Every Word Starting With A Capital Letter. I Dunno? Maybe, I Just like Capital. Nah, Of Course I Like Capital... Well, I guess I could shift. Today, I'll be checking on some business ops around town. BTW, shout out to Randy at Hidecal. He's been holding our die-cut decal action down for a while. Go check out his company as he is a proud sponsor of WeAreHI.com Although Krystilez holds it down now and has been doing a damn good job of holding down WeAreHI for a minute, I created the site back in 2009 as a central hub for the global Urban Island Culture (which is what Hawaii evolved to... a best of both world's). It was a way for us to launch our Urban island lifestyle products and help others do so as well. The site has definitely been entertaining... Ta Ta Tuesday and Watchufucka Wedensday being my favorites. Anyhoo, Happy Happy Aloha Friday and Have an Enjoyable 4th, and I'll See You Back Here On Tuesday! Stay Strong and Aloha Always! Grindman

News 7/1/2010

I'm Going To Blog In The Same Style That I Email My Friends and Family With. It's Plenty More Convenient For A Bruddah Like Mwah!

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT, I REPEAT NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. IT'S MY VIEWS. DON'T BE STUPID. CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL FOR INVESTMENT ADVICE.

1. Why The Stock Market Is A Fraud (Good Story On HFT)

BTW, If You Didn't Buy Gold or Silver Today... You Might Wanna Buy Soon. It's Low Again. I Suspect For Not Much Too Long Though.

Don't Forget, China De-Pegged The Yuan From The Dollar Which Makes Them A Lot More Flexible...

and The Dollar Has Also Been Weakening From Other Issues...

Oh, And I've Been Shorting A LOT (Of Financial and Energy Stock) Lately. like i Said Before, My Strategy Is Not Advice For You.

2. It Seems War Is Inevitable (When Everyone's Talking 'Bout It)...

Fidel's Predicting Nuclear War

Iran Say Sanctions Won't Stop Their Nuke Program

Another Report Of Israeli Preparations For Air Strike

Secret Israeli Emissary Fails To Cool Turkey's Animosity

Somehow, I Just 'Know' Someone Will Be Deceived and Lured into Making A BIG Mistake That Will Lead To 'All Hell Breaking Loose'... Very, Very Soon.

3. Russian Spy Disappears (Their Spies, What Do You Expect?)

...and One Confesses.

4. Sinkholes Are Popping Up Everywhere Fast (Think Big Potholes, No... Really Big Potholes)...

Past Pics Of The Guatemala One

...The More Than 30 That Popped Up In China Since April

...The Canada One. To All Who Perished, R.I.P.

...Las Vegas

...Milwaukee

...Weatherford

...The Giant One Outside Of Titan Stadium

...Morgan County, AL

...San Diego

...There Are Many More. Here Comes A Possibility On Sinkholes. Check This Out First...

Then, Check This Out...

Make Sense?

5. Gore Is Under Some Heat and It Aint From Global Warming. Masseuse Alleges Sexual Abuse From Al. 'Round Here We Have Massage Parlors For That.

Dow Is Down Again, Which is An Up For My Bearish Nature. Today, Cuzzin Aaron and Begin The Framework To Kalama Technologies. Stay Strong and Aloha Always!!!

Grindman

Hit Me Up if You Like.

Universe Called It... I Just Delivered It. Don't Shoot The Messenger.

I know it's several days late but I forgot to post this. What's eerie is that although it came out on the same day... Hawaii is way behind. Check the timestamps for yourself. You decide.

I Holds It Down For Hoi Polloi!

Live Free, Stay Strong, and Aloha Always.

Grindman

For Whatever The Reason, I Thought I Should Post This.

The weekend may be the strongest point...
but, Can You Imagine All The People?
It's a shaky situation; I know...
There's not much time.
Dam

Grindman
6/22/10
8:08 pm

To Hoi Polloi...
Who I Holds It Down For
Stay Strong and Aloha Always!

P.S. Best To Stay Prepped For Mama Nature.

This Should Refresh You...

Best Rube Goldberg Ever - Watch more Funny Videos

Aloha Friday!

Aloha Friday, hmmm... there's something special about Aloha Friday's. It's the prequel to Saturday, which either means we work more or less. Either way, it's awesome ending another week and beginning the next and it usually 'feels' (at least to me) different than the rest of the days in the week because of that. O-tay, to kick things off, Krystilez, Malu, and I had an incredible meeting over breakfast here, which brings me to my 1st entry of the day. Because our discussion was between us, I won't go into great detail, but one of the things that I can and should bring up is the self-imposed limit of fear. Fear, as it was explained to me is, "false evidence appearing real". Although 'intelligence and/or love' should motivate us to act... it's usually 'ignorance and/or fear' that gives us that boost we need to move forward. Fear causes action. Because I'm a finance guy, here's your good ol' tip of the day: "Be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy" - Warren Buffett. Yes, I'm a moke, and yes, I wear slippah's to business meetings, and yes, I talk pidgin', BUT... I am No fool and that quote keeps reminding me of when to act. By the way, I love what I do and if fear is what causes me to act than so be it. Yip, it's a short post today, but I gotta buy some stuff for the young'n and make Longs a part of my day. Aloha Friday, and I really, really, really can't wait till Monday (hint... remember the quote above). Well, Stay Strong and Aloha Always, Grindman

2 Cent Saturday... Get Some!

Today is a beautiful Saturday. It's also the Sabbath so I won't get into all the work stuff. Yup, this is the day I rest and eat ice cream. I figured I'd at least drop a special note for Hoi Polloi. Some major revolutions are underway. Greece, yeah we know. What about Thailand, where they took it to live fire level, or Russia, or the follow up on India, or Xinjiang, where limiting access to Grindman.com makes for some ugliness... OK, it's a joke, but you get where I'm going with this. Hoi Polloi took cracks and is returning the favor worldwide. If we had more of these guys, our future might look brighter or least more Honest & Refreshing. Take a peek! Bank of England says U.S. faces the same problems as Greece. Although that's the buzz, I'm pretty sure the Euro will collapse before the dollar sees it's elevator down. OK, I know I said I wouldn't get into any work stuff but I'll hint you on something... which takes me back to a quote in Napoleon Hill's, "Think and Grow Rich". It kinda goes like this; With each and every adversity comes the seed of an equal or greater benefit. In other words, you could also say, when things go down, other things go up. I was chatting with my man Stilez last night, and he reminded me of a quote, "The Meek shall inherit the Earth". He reminded me of what "Meek" meant. This statement has a lot of bearing on me since 'I Holds It Down For Hoi Polloi'. If you can maintain your financial intelligence through all of this global hooplah, you can profit handsomely, for the Meek will most likely end up buying the Earth at this rate. Now, on to other news in my 2 cent report... Yep, their out there. We are not alone. Alien's communicating with us? Although it's been downplayed as a glitch, Stephen Hawking has some knowledge to drop on us all about our space neighbors. Trust... when were ready, they'll be. Good 'Ol Bill Gates is going head on with Mama Nature. Could this be Microsoft's next big thing? Who knows, this could be Genius or Insanity. I was taught the thin line between both is thinning. All I gotta say is Mama Nature had about enough of us, which leads me to the Big Kahuna... This interesting comparison should clear things up. Then again, what happens if they can't stop it? I will be taking it easy for the rest of the day... maybe catch a Princess Kaiulani movie or something. They wanted to name it the Barbarian Princess, imagine that? The review is here. Well, Stay Strong and Aloha Always, Grindman

Metal Head (Ingot I Trust)

Gold is having it's day of awesomeness! As of this writing, the shiny metal is at $1244 oz. Can you say... NIIICE! It has gone past it's current contract high due to people waking up to the sound of paper money printers hard at work, churning out more and more fiat currency and devaluing their already worthless playper. Makes me think of Gresham's Law. Also today, Silver 'Poor Man's Gold' is doing nice at $19.65 oz. I was 'lucky' enough to dive into another chunk of physical Silver (OK... a BIG chunk) when it was in the $17's last week. I know $17's aren't what I was getting it for a few years back, but I add to the collection when I can... or maybe, when I should. Whew, Glad I did! I don't gamble, but when things uncannily align themselves, I goes 'all in'. In fact, I have a 'theory' which I'll unveil later to inquiring minds, on how Universe and everything in it is synchronized and harmoniously balanced (duh!). It allows for some 'future knowing' of financial, weather, political events, etc... I'll get more into it later. Now onto our Mama Nature's side of things... I wonder why there's 'no press allowed' to cover the Gulf of Mexico's Oil Spill? Compared with the Exxon Valdez disaster, we can estimate that in July (if it's not 'fixed'), the GOM slick will be greater in size, by August 1st it will double, by September 22nd it will triple, and by November 12th it will quadruple! I'll be working in the garden today with cuzzin' Malu and my agronomist, Yuri. Hey, hedging can be done in other things other than The Market like... food costs, food shortages, things li'dat. Anyways, Stay Strong and Aloha Always!!!

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Yes! It's Alive!!!

Just checking to see how Blogger's text action works... in case of a last minute update.

Just getting a feel for this Blogger stuff

Awesome!!! Thanks Aaron for the help! Alright, well... It's time to get this Grindman thingy crackin'. Stay posted for some of the most out of this Universe content available!

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