A serious question in a bit. First, consider: Micro-famous. Micro-blogging. Micro-finance. Micro-marketing. Are we so desperate to feel any sense of importance that we’ll attach the word micro to anything just so that the definition includes us? (by the way, the same applies to new and social) No disrespect to the creators of the terms,…
There’s no formal economic definition of a depression like there is a recession. That said, a depression is basically a really bad recession. The current environment fits that description aptly. Despite wishes to the contrary, more folks are realizing that we are in the midst of a new depression. Wall Street Journal: International Monetary Fund…
One of the greatest lies ever told to people is the fallacy of good debt/bad debt. “A mortgage is good debt! It’s an investment that will pay off!” “A college education and student loan is good debt! It’s an investment in yourself!” “A credit card is bad debt! Stuff you buy with a credit card…
Earlier this year, we asked our politicians to stand against the bailout, knowing that it would turn into a huge payday for a select few on Wall Street and not help Main Street America. Some did. Some did not. We’ve seen since then how badly abused our trust was, how badly abused our taxpayer dollars…
Watching the news, 40% of Galveston residents chose not to evacuate in advance of a storm that was rated, on an intensity energy scale, as 30% more powerful that Hurricane Katrina. The National Hurricane Center issued in its warning the very clear words “certain death”. Yet 40% of residents stayed. Why? Ultimately, this points to…
I’m exceptionally proud of the PodCamp Boston 3 community. $1,000 raised and donated to feed hungry kids in the greater Boston area. According to the Greater Boston Food Bank, the agency we donated to, they can take that and provide more than two meals per dollar donated. That means the PodCamp Boston 3 community, which…
We drink a lot of soda here at the office, since we have a volume deal with a local distributor, one of the many benefits of working at the Student Loan Network. As a result, I collect and redeem a LOT of bottle caps for the My Coke Rewards program. One of my favorite things,…
Image via Wikipedia Senator Christopher Dodd, head of the Senate Banking Committee, is corrupt, plain and simple. Senator Dodd has sponsored a mortgage bailout bill in Congress to benefit mortgage lenders and took money from one of them – Countrywide – while putting up the legislation. Details, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: On Tuesday,…
Image by denmar via Flickr Proud to be an American? Today’s CNN front page story? A group of physicians ascertained that America committed war crimes by subjecting prisoners to torture, from electric shocks to beatings to sodomy. “There is no longer any doubt that the current administration committed war crimes. The only question is whether…
