Over the last month, our financial markets have been crumbling before our eyes. Stock market losses have decimated retirement accounts, bank failures have completely seized our credit markets, and our housing decline has incinerated the equity of millions of American families. The adjectives used to describe these occurrences – crumbling, decimated, seized, incinerated – pale […]

Given our current economic downturn and with little hope for a quick fix to our financial market issues, let’s spend some time thinking completely outside the box. Now, this is all hypothetical and includes some political underpinnings of some “not so great” ideologies, but go with me on this short journey and let’s hear what […]

As our government continues to try and rescue our nation’s financial markets in an effort to prevent a horrific economic freefall, we hear about one of the most outrageous and heinous uses of taxpayer money yet. AIG, a company our government deemed necessary of bailing out with federal funds, received an $85 Billion loan recently […]

Ford has announced several of their 2010 vehicle models will include technology which can “govern” the vehicle’s top speed by setting a limit of 80 miles per hour (mph). The technology comes in the form of a computer chip which resides in the key utilized for ignition. Along with capping the speed limit, warning tones […]

Once we reach a certain age or position in life, our society, family, and friends expect us to carry ourselves with a level of integrity and dignity. Simply put, people expect us to conduct ourselves in a professional manner. Yes, we can still let our unbridled childlike passion exist when out of the office or […]

California… trying so hard to do things right. Recently, California passed a bill making texting while driving illegal and now we hear about a bill requiring restaurants to publicly display the calorie counts of their menu items. Once again, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a “feel good” law. As with the texting law, the new […]

We want to protect our youth, our children, and our infants. We want to have a place where these young ones can be taken care when their primary caregivers cannot. While implementing these ideas of how society “should” work, we have invited some potentially negative consequences. These “Safe Havens” some states are creating have led […]

How old do you think people should be to possess the right to vote? Do you think our current age requirement of 18 is valid and rational? Do you think it should be reserved for older, more experienced individuals? How about even younger? Voting carries with it a lot of responsibility. Should someone 16 be […]

Text while driving in California and you may be looking at red and blue lights in your mirror. Yes, those “terrible” glowing orbs of a police car signaling you to pull over. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has recently signed a bill which makes texting while driving illegal. California drivers will no longer be able to actively […]

Does it annoy you when a cell phone rings during a meeting? How about someone knocking on your door while you are in a closed door meeting? Do annoying teenagers ruin your movie experience with silly ringtones and text message alerts? Does it bother you when you are at church and other members are fumbling […]