It’s been 9 years since 9/11 occurred.  I’m not going to talk about the tragedy specifically, there is already enough coverage about that. I want you to simply think about the impacts those events had on the last 9 years.  It’s shaped our politics and our economy.  The economy entered a recession following 9/11 and [...]

In the last 20 years there’s been a lot of talk about the amount of debt the federal government has taken on. Those conversations have intensified in the last couple of years. Similar conversations are now being had about the financial situations of states, but could you imagine your own home town having the same [...]

I’m pushed for time today so instead want to post some links I’ve been reading lately. I want to talk about one first though. The Perfect Salary for Happiness: $75,000 – WSJ This is about a study’s conclusion that once people hit $75,000 in income they feel content. It’s an arbitrary number because what really [...]

As a guy with a banking background and a distaste for how bills actually come to be in Washington, I wasn’t too impressed with the Credit CARD Act passed in the spring of last year. I was never going to put too much effort into reading all the fine print, but I trusted that the [...]

Factories closing, construction jobs wiped out, unemployment through the roof. What’s a man gotta do to get a job? Get a degree they say. It will offer some protection. Bull crap. When the housing market collapsed, everyone thought the layoffs would be limited to Wall Street. Then credit markets caved in, and the money for [...]

I was going to write a post about Labor Day, but the Washington Post did a much better job: Things you should know about Labor Day

So yesterday I updated you on the outcome of my car.  Now I can update you on Apple as well.  My complaints will probably be null this next week when an iPhone update will relieve me of my buggy iPhone 3G.  Performance tests have already shown that performance should be better and I can’t hate [...]

I never thought I’d say this, but thank heavens for car dealers and screw you Honda. That’s right, I’m in love with my dealer and hating on Honda Corporate. If you’ll recall I spoke a couple of weeks ago about a problem with my Honda just a few hundred miles out of the warranty period. [...]