The debt ceiling debate

This country has done many wonderful and amazing things during the course of history. We are among the leaders of the world in many technology advances and have among the brightest and best educated people in the world living right here in the good old USA. Unfortunately, it seems like very few of the them […]

Thoughts on the NFL and NBA strikes

Of the major professional sports, the NBA and NFL are my favorites ones.  I follow them all but seeing my two favorite pro sports involved in a lockout makes me want to scream with rage and anger! The thought of  not having football to watch on Sunday afternoons is a rather chilling one.  Sure there […]

The Minnesota state government shutdown

As a resident of the state of Minnesota, I am very angry and bit saddened that our elected officials cannot sit down and hammer out a simple concept of balancing the state budget.  It appears that a few members, namely our governor, cannot grasp basic accounting and economic principles. Therefore, thousands of Minnesota workers will […]