I do hope it warms up soon, that's just too cold!
I'm going to take another peak at CHEX, that is pretty big news. The mining stocks really depend on metal prices, but also how well they are run. Kinross is doing well, and gold is only going to go up. I think silver may have it's turn to this year, but we'll see!
Those small nuclear devices have so much potential. You can create enough energy for neighborhoods with them and they're incredibly safe. They really need to decentralize the power grid to an extent, you can lose power to huge parts of the country from one problem in another state. It there were local power that is reliable and safe it's a no brainer.