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Insurance and the Risks of Life in an Uncertain Universe

July 13, 2010 By Brian Leave a Comment

Have you ever thought about why we buy insurance to handle risk in our lives? After purchasing auto, home, health and life insurance, you'll probably get a sales pitch from an appliance store sales … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, family, health, Health Care, Health Insurance, Homes, Internal Peace, Jobs, life, People Tagged With: unemployment, universe

How We Spend Our Time as Unemployment Rises

June 23, 2010 By Brian Leave a Comment

Once again, the researchers are at work with their computer models and statistical flukes. In this case, the Labor Department recently released its 2009 American Time Use Survey telling us how people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, family, health, Homes, Jobs, life, People, Society, Television Tagged With: Jobs, sleeping, unemployment

Can Silicon Valley and Wall Street Learn from Wyoming?

October 22, 2009 By Brian Leave a Comment

Wyoming, population 533,000, is experiencing its 8th straight year of population growth. What does Wyoming know that Silicon Valley doesn't? Slower economic growth, less dependence on technology and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Government, Jobs, Local Government, Politics, Power, Retail Tagged With: economy, insurance companies, recession, retail sales, silicon valley, taxes, unemployment

Are Retailers Killing Off their Customers?

The news in this morning’s paper–front page–is the same. Retailers are hysterically worried about another “bad Christmas.” Consumers have tightened their belts, hidden their credit cards and won’t even walk into a retail store unless there’s a big “70% off” sign in the window. What’s going on? I think retailers need to step back mentally [...]

Can Silicon Valley and Wall Street Learn from Wyoming?

Wyoming, population 533,000, is experiencing its 8th straight year of population growth. What does Wyoming know that Silicon Valley doesn’t? Slower economic growth, less dependence on technology and adopting green energy has kept its unemployment rate at 6.8%. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts concluded that the American Clean Energy and Security Act, passed early [...]

Health Care Benefits for Congress?

To the Congress of the United States regarding your health care benefits: Over the weekend with the Senate’s narrow but passing vote to “debate” health care legislation, it’s become crystal clear that some members of Congress don’t care about the health care crisis. With a few exceptions, the Republican leadership is unwilling to debate the [...]

Time to Think in a Wizard of Oz World

In the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy and her friends–the scarecrow, the lion and the tin man–had one thing they each lacked. The tin man had no heart; the lion, no courage, the scarecrow, no brain; Dorothy, no home. Only Toto, the dog, and the Good Witch and Bad Witch seemed satisfied with their [...]

Dictionaries for Kids at Hayward’s Park Elementary School

How many of you remember dictionaries when you were a kid? I’m not sure the year a dictionary and my eyeballs connected (probably early in my education), but I do remember the Webster’s dictionary my Aunt and Uncle gave me as a high school gift–the most useful and lasting gift I’ve ever received. John Wilma, [...]

High Health Care Costs Due to Lack of Competition

Unlike any other industry in the United States, the health care system is destroying our economy due to lack of competition. Despite all the arguments from health care experts, the “industry,” a confluence of insurance companies, providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical technology companies and lobbyists, is responsible for high health care costs. Breaking up the health [...]

Newspapers Losing Readers With Irrelevant Content

Reading through this morning’s San Jose Mercury News reinforced my belief that U.S. newspapers are contributing to their demise by printing stories that are, in many cases, irrelevant to the majority of readers. The word “relevant” has an interesting origin. The dictionary says it derives from medieval Latin in the 16th century meaning “raising up.” [...]

Reality In a Land of Dreams and Nightmares

I awakened the other morning while still in REM dream sleep. Although I don’t recall if my eyes opened into reality from a dream or nightmare (it could have been a mix of both), I was uncomfortable with the experience. You’ve probably experienced a similar occurrence as your alarm clock went off. You’re in a [...]

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High Health Care Costs Due to Lack of Competition

Newspapers Losing Readers With Irrelevant Content

Reality In a Land of Dreams and Nightmares