Mike Rough
Farewell Dear Linda R.I.P 1941 – 2011
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Today I was informed that a dear friend, great mind, and driving force behind the creation of The Texas Ring, Linda Brady Traynham had passed on the 20th of December. Linda was a prolific writer. Very few probably realize how much she contributed in such a short time. If you Google search her name here you [...]
Happy 2nd Birthday and 200th Post!
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Greetings Ringers! Just a quick note to thank you the writers and readers of TheTexasRing.com for your continued support and enjoyment of the site. We have seen extremely large growth in our readership throughout the world as what was just a U.S. problem is now consuming the world. We will continue to strive onward espousing [...]
Prestidigitation
Friday, April 29th, 2011|| Mike Rough || Pay no attention to Bernanke at the press conference. Look! behold the bastard wonder beget by the unholy union of Adobe Photoshop and blatant incompetence! A birth certificate sure to inflame the populace. In short if the dog’s a waggin’ don’t bother naggin about the man behind the curtain. And so [...]
China’s Golden Dragon Vs. US Paper Tiger
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Mike Rough : There is a clear trend developing for Chinese investment in gold as a monetary asset, and China is buying so much gold for investment purposes that it is creating shortages of physical bullion around the world. Investors in China have always shown a lack of faith and trust paper investments as a [...]
Never A Better Time – Dollar and Dime
Monday, March 14th, 2011Mike Rough Note to the regulars: Preaching to the Choir Never has there been a better time to for anyone who hasn’t started to prepare for disaster than now. You might laugh and say “Come on Mike, the economy sucks, inflation soars, and I’m barely getting by.” All true statements. Many others reading who have [...]
Where Have All The Sound Bites Gone?
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Author Mike Rough I’ll be the first to admit that while our current president is not my favorite, nor do I agree with the majority of his views on just about anything contained in his liberal left agenda, the one thing I admired about him was his ability to spin any situation with charm and [...]
The Texas Ring Turns 1
Thursday, December 16th, 2010Author Mike Rough Dear Friends, We at the Texas Ring would like to thank you for your continued subscription and readership to our little bastion of sanity. Since it’s inception a little over a year ago we have published over 130 articles, received thousands of comments and enjoyed every word of encouragement, criticism, and advice [...]
White House Confirms Double Dip
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Author Mike Rough There are few instances in life where you get the perfect pitch to hit and know it’s coming. What makes it even sweeter is when you pitch it to yourself. Today the White House Larry Summers stated “If they don’t pass this bill in the next couple weeks it will materially increase [...]
United States Of Confusion
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Author Mike Rough The current state of affairs regarding our political system in many ways resembles professional sports in the way we relate to them. 1. Most have a favorite “Team” or at least will jump on a bandwagon and ride the success of one to feel involved. 2. Most teams and politicians spend a [...]
China Banking 2.0 “Crash of the Titans”
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Author Mike Rough Those of you who keep an eye on things will not be surprised when you hear the following. China is on the verge of financial collapse. I have been following China closely since the Beijing Olympics boldly tried to dispel the world’s notion that it was still an overgrown, backwater, 3rd world [...]