Mountaineer! Don't keep us in suspense. Do please update us on what you end up deciding upon! O0 I’m leaning toward the 15” MacBook Air but haven’t decided yet. I will keep you updated. I’m trying to find a urea-free model as I hear Vinny has dipped into his reserves and I am afraid there’s possibl...

Global economic issues arising from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/hormuz-inflation-helium-fertilizer-00828680 Apparently the price of urea has doubled. Vinny, you might consider selling some rather than using it all in your own garden. I DO have a sur...

Tons of laptop deals here: https://links.d.slickdeals.net/email_browser_view?uid=0ce84261-81b1-4bed-825b-8af5bd400a50&mid=d551821f-07a4-4c10-a835-fa00ddd08a98&txnid=196a976b-d4c4-4d51-9f0e-93c4f68ea74e&eid=75922649-d527-4453-9afa-0a0ad9331d86&bsft_ek=2026-03-14T16%3A59%3A09Z&bsft...

New one for sale here:

I would also add that if you don't like the keyboard .. buy a regular keyboard to go with it.

I generally using any laptop quite torturous compared to the ease with which I use a laptop / trackball on a desktop.

I can only tell you what I did last year. I think you must know that I've been anti-Apple computers, as I considered them overpriced. However, last year, on somewhat of a whim, I was moved to buy one. I had no laptops of any kind so why not. I had no intended use of it as it's never going to be anyw...

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 5:59 pmIMG_1360.jpeg

Good one!

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 10:28 am per ounce

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That's a cover from a 1980s Van Halen record?

Not my view but probably matches that of others here? Somewhat aligns with the last post? Vinny https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/finally-a-president-with-the-balls Finally, a President with the Balls to Handle Iran President Trump's Actions Are Decades Overdue and, Yes, Carry Major Risks Larry ...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:30 pm Apparently the Ukrainians are reclaiming territory and actually pushing the Russian forces back?

It is interesting to see how under-equipped the Russian forces are.

We are now in year 4? All for Ukraine!

In the 1974 You Can Profit From A Monetary Crisis , the man who taught you not to trust prognosticators, predicted (gold was around $100): There's really no way to determine the upside potential of gold, but a conservative estimate would be $300-$500 per ounce within five years - and possibly even ...

My AI direct experience is fairly much confined to Perplexity. I mainly ask it questions that in the past I'd entered phrases in Bing search in an attempt to find answers. It's been fairly satisfactory for me .. giving me much better answers in less time than me attempting to find same via a Bing se...

How do those here handle this issue? https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/gold-bar-scams-are-surging?utm_term=426B3952-7145-47C2-B523-BD45A3DD60C2&lrh=8e3f09af643725e4318af2ac9254e6fc3c52b4647140de025246f8b7f74b0930&utm_campaign=612C3EA0-A804-46AC-A9B0-4B75E8B9DE17&utm_medium=email...

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 12:53 pm It’s probably just a headline.
Vinny tends to paste those without making it explicit that someone else wrote it.
Still, there is a link (which I have not clicked).

I thought that it was super obvious when I post a Title with URL that I am providing an article. Nothing original from me.

I thought the whole urine in jars thing was just a Vinny quirk. But Google Gemini confirms it's a great way to tend to your plants and garden. It comes from the frugal mindset. Why waste / throw out what has value. I feel cheated when I'm out and don't get to capture it! Or restated, stop pissing a...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 07, 2026 12:50 pm I thought the whole urine in jars thing was just a Vinny quirk. But Google Gemini confirms it's a great way to tend to your plants and garden.

It comes from the frugal mindset. Why waste / throw out what has value.

I feel cheated when I'm out and don't get to capture it!

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PAGING Mountaineer!!!!

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:54 pm Tactical Assault Cat

My cats were always after my gerbils but wanted to part of my rats. Would back away from them if the rats walked up to them. That looked like a quite small rat that that cat caought.

I thought he asserted that the price of gold cannot be manipulated, even though everyone always decries manipulation by one entity or another. First Roosevelt set it price at $35 in the 1930s. Then in 1971 didn't Nixon take us off the gold standard. I remember that day as part of it was price freez...

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 4:29 pm

yankees60 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:15 pm Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else

Did Harry Browne ever discuss which part?

The whole part of politics and central banks and, especially, our country manipulating the price of gold.

Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bvr2SZm-NM The politics of gold: Economist Michael Hudson explains why gold's price is rising so much 352,485 views Feb 13, 2025 Geopolitical Economy Hour Why...

Martin Luther's Views on Governance The Apocryphal Quote The phrase "I would rather be ruled by a wise Turk than by a foolish Christian" is often attributed to Martin Luther. However, there is no evidence that he actually said this. The quote appears to be a simplification or misinterpret...