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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008When I was out and around earlier today I stopped to buy gas for my trusty old 1995 Ford Contour. I went to the self-serve window and gave the guy $10 cash for my gas. He programmed the pump, and I went back and pumped. Try as I might, I could only cram $9.25 gas [...]
Everybody ‘having a freakin’ cow’ over economy — where is optimism?
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008I heard a viewer video on CNN this morning where some young lady was bemoaning the thought that “Everybody’s having a freakin’ cow over the economy.” In the context of her remarks, she was puzzling over why everyone’s continuing to panic, when in her experience and her community, she said, things really weren’t that bad. [...]
Okay everybody — let’s just take an extra breath and a step back …
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Anybody understand why the economy in the U.S. and especially the “stock market” is plunging downhill so rapidly? Even worldwide, stocks and various investments are plunging — and do you know why??
Panic. Fear.
Essentially, the same stocks in the same companies which were relatively secure and stable long-term investments a month ago are STILL a stable [...]
Hard economic times mean we must work harder, smarter
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Hard economic times or not, there might be some sort of small business opportunity out there just for you.
I mention this because I’m honestly just a little irritated at the FLOOD of economic bad news inundating us day after day. Sure, times are hard. Sure, people are out of work, perhaps even broke. I just [...]
What an amazing presidential election this was for all!
Friday, November 7th, 2008How exciting — Americans have elected the first African-American president, just 40 years after the nation lost Martin Luther King Jr.
As someone who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, frankly, I never thought I would see a black person elected president in my lifetime. I remember telling my wife about 9 or 10 years [...]