Recession Survival Tips

Mardi Gras is over now, and it’s back to the real world for your humble narrator.  This means annoying customers, coaching at track practice, and of course Louisiana politicians making the news and embarrassing me further. So almost two weeks ago Obama got his stimulus bill passed.  Not a monumental feat since he only needed... 

I have spent many an Ash Wednesday recovering from the debauchery that is Mardi Gras.  Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately to some), I have been posted up in Virginia for the past 4…just as sober as the Fat Tuesday before.  And although I would like to believe that my vote is what swung my current state’s support of a... 

I am eager to be back on the job market. No, I didn’t just awake from a hundred-year nap. I’m just tired of being a student. Of course, once I do graduate and can wave that signal piece of paper to employers–letting them know I may be overqualified but I still need to eat, especially in this market–I... 

In the town that birthed and raised me, today they celebrate one of the least understood, but most widely admired holidays in the world: Mardi Gras.  Considering the times we are in, maybe we should rename it Mardi Maigre, though I think it lacks the same charm.  Unfortunately, I have missed Mardi Gras in New Orleans for the... 

It’s not a big deal being in a recession if you’re from Louisiana. We’ve been cutting costs for as long as there’s been industry here. Our decision makers have no qualms about putting out an inferior product as long as it’s turning a profit. Sadly our chickens come home to roost when every now and then we want something... 

The quest for capital and all of the advantages that it brings has consumed man since we developed opposable thumbs. While many movies deal with money as a peripheral issue, there are some great movies that deal with the mechanics of making money. I have always been fascinated with the inner workings of our society…exploring...