Reader Jeff B. flagged this in The Wall Street Journal: Green Acres II: When Neighbors Become Farmers. Jeff’s comment: “I like how this guy took the idea of leased farm or grazing land and applied it to his neighborhood yards! The best part is that his neighbors are much more accepting of it then the trend toward 50-page home owner covenants would leave one to imagine”
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Eric Roseman of The Sovereign Society uses the term “inverse stagflation” for the current market that simultaneously has both inflation and deflation. (A term coined by Renee Haugerud, back in 2003.) He says that it is in some ways, the economy is similar to the 1970s, with galloping inflation in commodities prices, but with but with some sectors exhibiting distinct deflation such as the declining housing market, 12+ months of a declining equities markets, and a painfully tight credit market. (Tight credit is deflationary, since the money multiplier effect also works in reverse.) He sees a big margin squeeze coming, and plenty of pain created by markets slamming pillar to post between inflation and deflation.
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Hawaiian K. found this for us: Veteran survivalist/economist Howard J. Ruff cites Shadowstats data that points to an upcoming hyperinflationary depression.
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I heard that Affordable Shortwaves is offering a free earbud/mic with each MURS Alert handheld sold ($74 each) and that they have the MURS Alert motion alert transmitter priced at just $99 each. This is a considerable savings from ordering them from the manufacturer, and you can also avoid the data mining that Dakota Alert does with each Internet order.