Archive for the ‘viewpoint’ Category
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
and I'm not happy about it.
Back in December, I outlined how former Vice President Al Gore is outlining his own pockets by means of the global warming hysteria. Since that time hundreds and thousands of scientists have unceremoniously exited the global warming express because it is bad science and promotes ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Foreign readers may not know much about Memorial Day, but most countries have holidays for remembering. Most of you will still identify with the sentiment of this day. In the United States, Memorial Day is set aside to remember the sacrifices of our military men and women over the 232 ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Plonkee wrote about the idea of a gift economy. After reading her take on the idea, I have a couple of ideas and thoughts of my own to add:
Gift economy's most often exist within the family structure, however, I believe that most gifts ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
We here in the great state of Wisconsin have been locked in one of the coldest, snowiest winters in years. This is probably the last bad winter we will ever have in Wisconsin - according to Al Gore (sorry, couldn't resist). Back to our topic, the snow has lasted a ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
I came across an old blogpost by Jenna at moneybucks coffee. In it, she posts a list of President Abraham Lincoln's views on personal finance. I found them fascinating and enlightening especially in light of recent discussions. I strongly encourage you to read it.
I was recently interviewed at debtconsolidationcare - a ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Even though I am passionate about taxes, politics and finance, I try to season my speach with grace and a friendly smile. Just because we differ on policy does not mean that I don't find value in Randall's writing at Credit Withdrawal.
There are too many issues in this discussion to address everything in Randall's latest ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
The idea of the open-outcry trading pit has always fascinated me. Millions of dollars being invested or divested in a blink of an eye - by seemingly a bunch raving lunatics. I always enjoy the beginning or the end of the financial news report when they show the closing bell at ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
If you haven't figured out where I am coming from on the global warming debate, read the comment thread here and here and then check out this article:
U.S. Senate Report:
Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007
What does all of this have to do with ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Okay, folks. If you come around here very often, you know that I am a conservative who is not ashamed to embrace capitalism - not because it is perfect, but because I believe it is the best that mankind can do at the moment. I am also very much "for" the ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
I just checked out the cash back rewards balance for our Chase Freedom Card. We have been using the card regularly since June and have since earned close to $115. (only $85 to go and we can redeem our award for a $250 check!) Once we cash that check, we are then going to start ...
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