For those of you who actually keep up with this website, I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I’ve been occupied with mainly family related situations. There was a medical procedure in the family that needed to be dealt with as well as the associated cost and billing issues. Thankfully, most of it has all been resolved. All the people I care for are well and continue to be with me for this journey…
It’s the source of many of our fears. Imagine waiting for your father to come home after your mother finds out you were involved in something of which they both disapproved. Vehemently! It’s where that term “waiting for the other shoe to drop” probably comes from. It boils down to knowing you are going to get punished. That is inevitable. What you don’t know is when it is coming. How it’s going to be meted…
I’m listening to the day’s Planet Money podcast. Near the end there’s a discussion about economists arguing over the matter of the housing bubble during the housing bubble. Namely, whether it was a bubble or not. The past 2 years has pretty much answered that question. I can’t say that what I’m about to state is a benefit of hindsight or age related memory issues, but I’ll state it anyway. I saw it coming. Not…
I’ve heard numerous ideas on that thing that definitively defines us as human beings and they’re all equally as valid as they are invalid. I’ve heard language, opposable thumb and various other explanations. I’m not here to criticize any of them, but I do like one particular reasoning that does a pretty job of providing insight encompassing the wide spectrum of human behavior. It’s been stated that story-telling is an entirely human activity. The ability…
I propose one more economic indicator which economists could use. As to extent of the usefulness of this indicators, I leave that to the economists. I came across this little trend while sorting the spam in my e-mail inbox. The volume of stuff that came before the whole economy went upside down was predominantly recreational. By recreational I mean to enhance one’s love life with questionable pharmaceuticals. The tide has since turned with the economy…