All around us we have security.  Schools have cops, grocery stores have pensioners, and offices have guys in cheap sport coats and walkie talkies.  You have a PIN for your debit card, perhaps a badge for getting in and out of work, and a password for your computer.  We live in a secure world.  But [...]

Over the last year or so I’ve become increasingly interested in the decline in manufacturing in the US. You can see here for a post about it which includes links to my other posts on the topic. My focus has been on the fallacy of declines in manufacturing. There’s really only been a decline in [...]

The 24 hour news cycle on TV was once considered the worst thing to ever happen to news. But I would argue that the presence of too many news websites and blogs has ruined journalism even more. Still, here’s a collection from both that just makes just makes me sick. Apple touches top spot by [...]

In the last few days of trading, stocks have sort of nose-dived. This was previously a result of people being worried about the economy after we got over the whole debt ceiling thing. But then as we entered the weekend investors started to worry about a possible downgrade on the debt of the United States. [...]

I love oatmeal.  When you don’t use those prepackaged mixes it’s great for you and really cheap too.  It usually takes me about 10 minutes to make so I usually only eat on weekends, but I do substitute oatmeal with the healthiest cereals I can find during the week.  I make my oatmeal with lots [...]

The best comics: The one using pictures of politicians A collection of cartoons about us from around the world A slideshow from MSNBC And here’s a huge repository of political cartoons: PoliticalCartoons.com

So yesterday was one of the worst days for stock markets in a few years.  Stocks got straight up murdered as investors finally focused on the economy after recovering from the hangover of the debt ceiling.  I wasn’t aware of all the craziness that happened yesterday because I was locked away in a conference room [...]

Coupons, sales, and specials.  Shopping kills me, and I especially hate it when the people I shop with are convince that because it is on sale that it is a good deal.  If you’ve been wanting an item for 6 months and the price was cut in half, this is certainly true.  But if you’re [...]