Recession Survival Tips

Mr. Obama has proposed a relatively bold and ambitious agenda.  Despite the fundamental challenges to our economy, Mr. Obama has submitted a budget that outlines a number of mildly progressive proposals that belie the current state of the economy.  The president has chosen to double down on America’s future and refuses... 

Last Sunday, my pastor preached a wonderful sermon about the psychological, sociological, ecological and theological implications of the current economic crisis, using Psalm 46: 1-4 as the foundation for his message: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth... 

"Bueller?...Bueller?...Bueller?" At this point, I try to dig deeper when I come across information being disseminated from the echo chambers of the right and the left.  Thus, the idea that I can create or become a part of an echo chamber seems unlikely, unseemly even.  But railing at the top of my lungs or with... 

Where is your safe place? One night last week, I woke up around 2 A.M.  Normally, I find that I am forced into contortion, barely hanging on to the edge of my bed, while my 7 year old sleeps like a king with his knee in my back.  But that night, I was unusually comfortable…and alone.  I decided to sneak downstairs and... 

Boo hoo!  AIG paid their top executives $160 million of our hard earned tax dollars and we are supposed to be up in arms about it.  Maybe you are genuinely pissed about this issue; and maybe it’s a way to rile up the Joes to get a free drink at the local pub.  Either way, I am quite bored by the grandstanding from... 

When I visit STR, which is everyday, I am more than pleased at the progress the site is making, the new connections being forged, the insights that I am gaining, and the new skills I have learned.  Amazingly, the growth of the site is almost diametrical to the current state of the economy.  I have immersed myself in economic...