When Burton first introduced snowboards back in the 80's, they were for lack of a better term, runaway death machines. They did not have metal edges and were very hard to control, especially in less than ideal conditions. Unfortunately for this author and the timeliness of my birth aside, my …
Economics
Riddle Me This, Part 1
Let's say you go out and buy a car for $40,000. Since everyone overreacts when it comes to purchasing a brand new car, we'll assume it's slightly used (maybe it was test-driven). This car is sick. A sun roof to gaze at the sun, moon, and stars. Heated seats to warm your wedgie. It even has the TV in …
I Only Listen to Techno – crats
What genre of music do you listen to? Do you like rap? Country? Rock? Pop? I would bet that most of you said “yes” to a few of the above categories. Well whatever you chose, you’re full of it. Maybe you used to like this kind of music, but not anymore. You see…rap is no longer rap. …
The Super Committee
Remember towards the end of this summer when older Americans were panicking - unsure of whether they would receive their Social Security checks or not? Remember when Republicans and Democrats joined together only to decide they didn't want to join together? Remember when President Obama announced a …
Link Cuisine
I don't have much time to put together a full well-thought out post tonight. So instead of feeding everyone a hearty meal full of finance and taters, I'm going to give you the equivalent of a frozen dinner. If you can't read it all tonight, no worries, place it back in the fridge. It'll taste good …
Week In Review: Occupy Wall Street
There is much buzz around the recent protests known collectively as Occupy Wall Street. Most of it I get annoyed with, but this week I found 3 gems around the cause. Retireby40 goes journalistic on us and makes a visit to Occupy Portland Darwin's Money combats the "we are the 99%" with "we are …
Ben Bernanke Gets a Taste of The Real World
I had a rare day off of work yesterday, which I’m always thankful for. A mid-week day off allows me to scatter about the city running errands I typically would be unable to do. Today, however, I’ve been glued to the TV. It’s not because Aladdin is making a mid-day appearance or because it’s Adam …
