There’s a saying that seems to be the basic idea of living these days. It goes a little something like this, “It’s my life and I can do what I want to.” On top of that, there is a growing sentiment amongst our society that everything is ok as long as what you are doing […]

Our justice system is one of our country’s most defining achievements, but should we be happy with its current state? Throughout our past, lawmakers have tried to institute fairness within our legal system and protect the rights of the individual. The simple fact and idea that everyone is innocent until proven guilty provides a sense […]

When did you leave the nest and enter the scary real world? Did you leave home right after high school or after college? Did your parents let you come back home after college and enter society later? Today’s world has created an array of barriers forcing our younger generations to rethink their exit strategy from […]

A while back, I wrote an article about the airline industry potentially charging customers based upon their weight. The idea I ran across actually came from a person who used to work at Yahoo and posted a comment about the possibility on his personal blog. Today, I ran across another similar weight based cost issue. […]

Now that we have had a few days to digest John McCain’s running mate choice of Sarah Palin as his Vice President, how are you feeling about it? Were you overwhelmed with excitement upon hearing the news? Did you stare at the television in shocked silence wondering who in the world did they just announce […]

Do you screen your phone calls? How about email? Do you even screen the knocks on your door? Sure, if you’re reading this and you’re not 5 years old, I will bet money that you have chosen to screen someone in each and every one of the above situations. There are untold instances where we […]

Fuel consumption, gas prices, energy creation, and green house gases are just a few of our hot topic issues these days. We are all worried about the costs at the pump, our demand for oil, our environmental issues from burning fuel, and also the costs associated with heating our houses during fall and winter. Researchers, […]

Today’s world revolves around information. How often have you heard the phrase “Information is king?” We are taught from a very young age that knowledge is power and information is the key to success. Our current generation has grown up with pathways to information no generation before it had ever dreamed of. We have the […]

Are you really getting the amount of gas you have purchased each time you go to the gas station? We all like to think so. I ran across a story detailing maintenance checks on gas pumps throughout our country and it leaves a gaping hole which we could be paying for. How can we ever […]

Barack Obama began his Presidential campaign with a singular message, Change. More specifically, Change We Can Believe In. His journey was founded upon portraying himself as the polar opposite of our current governmental strategy and position. He has publicly denounced the Republican Party’s stances and promises to make “things right.” Over the last year or […]