Marijuana is always a hot topic and everyone
has a clear cut opinion…maybe. This week the justice department made a huge announcement giving more
power to states in terms of medical marijuana dispensaries. The DOJ stated that …

Just this past Thursday, Christina Romer, a
top economic adviser to the President, revealed a gloomy forecast. She is an expert on the Great
Depression and an accomplished academic, so naturally you should consider …

I bet I have you attention now. If you’ve been
to Las Vegas lately you will see some very creative marketing going on. Every cab has
ads…everywhere (many of questionable nature). From the roof, to …

Tragically, a major figure in Western Zen
Buddhism has lost his battle with cancer. John Daido Loori, a New Jersey native, pioneered bringing
Zen to the states. A few months ago (before his …

Two things happened on my recent trip back to
New York. One- I attended a wedding, Two- I got to have a couple beers with Dennis. Result = blog
post. (Disclaimer – this post was inspired …

This past week the Dow hit 10,000, which is
seen by many as a milestone. It is good news…right?
Maybe. Big earning reports were due from a
few major banks. It was discovered that Goldman …

A lot of people in the US go to college. The
rapid growth in demand for higher education has made tuition expenses sky-rocket to almost absurd
levels (at private institutions). The strange part about all …

We have an interesting thing here in Colorado
– the taco truck. Literally a box truck outfitted to be a mobile taco kitchen. These restaurants on
wheels drive to local business and offer their employees …

According to MSNBC, many economists are saying
the recession is “over.” Even Bernanke cautiously stated that it was “very likely” over. But what
does “over” mean?
I assume this means economic expansion, rather than continued
retraction….which doesn’t …

More news from the Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences today as the Nobel Prize for Economics was announced. Dr Elinor Ostrom, professor at Indiana
University was awarded the prize earlier this morning. Dr. Ostrom …