Last Ammonia Ship

You can see that tiny ship at the end of our dock if you look hard enough. It is taking away the last of our ammonia. Larry B. is in his office that was put up for the ammonia removal. Ken C. was sampling the NH3 to make sure there was no oil mixed in it from the bottom of the storage tanks. All three of us are in the bottom photo. $700 is the price they are paying for ammonia these days. Plant 4 used to make 2100 tons per day. That comes out to $1,470,000 per day that we could be making if there was enough gas in Cook Inlet.... The ironic note is that this tiny ship is going to be cut up for scrap iron after delivering this last load from our plant. Looks like retirement is coming soon.

Expelled

On Saturday nite Lois Ann and i went to see movie/documentary Expelled: no intelligence allowed and enjoyed it very much. The theater was full. There needs to be more dialogue allowed from all sides about how life began. All we get now is only from one side.

Last Wednesday night we saw the DVD by Rob Bell Everything is Spiritual which was truly mind expanding. It is about a 2 hour scientific talk about Genesis 1 & 2. It should be watched before or after seeing Expelled. What is especially interesting is that when you start exploring the largest things in space and the smallest things on earth or in the universe Newton's way of thinking doesn't apply anymore.

Cycles

This is actually an article about stock cycles. If you want to find out about motorcycles go to my good friend, Kickstands, blog for the Nobody Motorcycle Club.

Stocks always cycle up and down and i am trying to remind myself to sell a third or so in positions that have gone up for a while and if they are hitting the top of the channel they are in. There is the annual hockey season cycle that is now coming to an end. For the past 50 years or so if you were fully invested during hockey season you have done much better than if you were only investing during the summer. Another name for this is seasonality. Folks are just too lazy to trade in the summer. Gold stocks usually follow this same "Hockey Cycle".

Here is another cycle website that is worth reading. There is a 30 page free PDF file that explains the Kondratieff wave or cycle. He also talks about the Federal Reserve. The US debt and the sinking dollar are things to be aware of when investing.

My favorite newsletter that covers many markets: stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies for the world is The Aden Forecast. It is worth the small amount it costs per year to stay informed plus get picks that go up.

Knitting Machine

BIGFOOT This slipper will actually end up normal sized when it is washed in hot water and it shrinks. It will also look like felt! Sorry that i forgot to take a photo of the finished product. (it is now in the top photo) Lois you will have to make a pair for me and then everyone can see the finished footwear.


LITTLEFOOT Guess who this is for?