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11 Dec 2021 4 minute read 1 comment SweptOverNiagara
You may have heard the news on Wednesday about a car somehow getting into Niagara's rivers, ending up near the edge of the American Falls, followed by a dramatic recovery effort by the US Coast Guard Station Niagara. After police used a drone for clo...
10 Dec 2021 5 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
As a Canadian, I am appalled at the fact the Canadian government owns no gold. Back in 1960, Canada held an impressive 1,000 tons but through the years, successive governments have stealthily sold it all off bit by bit to cover deficit spending. By 2...
5 Dec 2021 3 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
Have you noticed that as you got older, time seems to go by faster? Or, maybe we're just paying closer attention to the things that are most important to us. Time though, isn't the only thing moving faster. Straight to the point... Debt! At all level...
4 Dec 2021 2 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara
(Cover Chart Courtesy of https://coinmarketcap.com/) Bitcoin took a nasty tumble overnight from a high of $57,482 all the way down to a low of $42,874 in the last 24 hour period. The price recovered slightly, settling to $47, 381 where it sits at tim...
3 Dec 2021 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
This evening, I listed an item on Ebay that I've had in my possession a very long time, an illuminating Heineken beer sign from the early 1980s. I'm a collector and over the years, I've found some interesting items but this one has been one of my fav...
30 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
At its height, the British Empire was not just the largest empire in the world but the largest in history. At one point, the empire included what is now the USA, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Australia and Canada. The empire began to...
28 Nov 2021 3 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara
This morning I surfed to an online precious metals dealer's website to see where we're at regarding retailer markups on one ounce gold and silver products and and found that it's now above $12 per ounce in Canadian dollars against the spot price. Mik...
27 Nov 2021 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
Hold on to something! The planets of our solar system, include our home planet Earth are spiraling towards the sun as they speed forward around the Milky Way Galaxy on its never ending journey through the universe. The speed at which our solar system...
27 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment SweptOverNiagara
The other night I was playing Scrabble with friends and when my turn came up, I was able to lay down the letters to spell the word, 'agile'. I was really proud of myself. You have to admit, 'agile' is a big word, especially when the letters you picke...
26 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
(Silver chart - courtesy of www.kitco.com) While not much of a surprise anymore, a new variant of Covid19 has been detected, initially called 'Nu' but now known as the Omicron variant, first emerging in South Africa. Markets were experiencing volatil...
