Along with gold and silver, lead is becoming another "precious metal" these days with Democrats trying to infringe on our Second...

Above, the annular solar eclipse path will take it over Monument Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Driving from Los Angeles to Roberts, Idaho ...

Above, Santa Fe Trail poster in the El Rancho dining room. Photo by Armand Vaquer. This morning, I was about to make my morning breakfast oa...

One of the great artists of the Silver Age of comic books, Joe Giella, passed away two days ago at age 94. Giella was very familiar to me as...

Above, one unexplained sighing was the March 1997 Phoenix Lights. Video capture by Lynne D. Kitel. Flying saucers (or UFOs) have been spotte...

Above, Route 66 RV Resort in Albuquerque. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Ever since I had to have two stents installed in a coronary artery five ye...

Above, 2023 American Silver Eagle Proof coin set. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Now that the interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve has been an...

Well, they dood it! (As Red Skelton would say.) The Federal Reserve Board met today and raised the interest rate a quarter of a percentage ...

Investors are waiting with baited breath (no, not with an anchovy on the end of their tongues) for the announcement of how much the Federal ...

Above, 1943 steel Lincoln pennies of World War II found in a strongbox. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Back in the 1960s, I started collecting coin...

Above, at Monument Valley last October. I am better off during these  uncertain times than I was 16 years ago during the Mortgage Meltdown. ...

Above, the ammo shelves at the Albuquerque Cabela's. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Some people are starting to relax a bit when it comes to th...

Above, the 2023 National Money Show. Photo by Armand Vaquer. 2024 National Money Show® Broadmoor Resort | Colorado Springs, CO March 14-16,...

Above, yours truly and Mitch Geriminsky with U.S. Mint Director Ventris  C. Gibson at the National Money Show earlier this month in Phoenix....

A federal judge blocked key provisions of a California gun law, ruling them as violating the Second Amendment. The Associated Press reporte...

Just as the National Weather Service said it would, we're now getting some snow showers. I took a look outside a few minutes ago and it ...

Above, the ol' homestead two days ago. Photo by Armand Vaquer. It looks like we're to have light snow showers in the morning that wi...

Above, 2022 Canadian silver Maple Leafs. Photo by Armand Vaquer. People are anxious over the banking crisis. They are concerned that their b...

Above, 2022 American Silver Eagle reverse. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Even before the current bank crisis, I have been buying silver bullion co...

 

According to today's forecast, it will begin raining at around 1:00 this afternoon. It will later turn into snow showers as the day goes...

Above, it doesn't look like spring to me. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Today is the first day of spring, but Mother Nature hadn't receive...

Preparing for the possibility of hyperinflation is something nobody really thinks about or, if they do, wants to. Given the topsy-turvy time...

This morning, I woke up a little bit earlier than usual (good thing I went to bed at 8:00). When I went to the kitchen to get a cup of coffe...

The stuff that now passes as "music", particularly rock 'n roll, leaves me cold. So, to start off the week, here's a video...

Above, today and before the storms. Photo by Armand Vaquer. It appears that we will have another week of rain and snow. As such, I went to t...

Above, the January 2020 Second Amendment Rally at the Capitol. Expect another  one if a special session is called by the governor. Photo by ...

Above, the South Rim's Grand Canyon Village. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Every so often, one hears on the news about a water line break at G...