One of my favorite college classes was economics. I loved seeing and speculating on how things in an environment affected things around it. Shortages made prices go up. Surpluses made prices go down. And of course, there was the debate. Do tax increases help or hurt the economy? Should the government insert money into an […]

I stopped yesterday for a milkshake. Milkshakes are a weakness for me. Actually, ice cream of any kind is a weakness for me, but yesterday was a milkshake day. I looked and saw 3 employees in the restaurant. I think that was all. They were all taking turns taking orders, running the drive-thru, running the […]

Mike Rowe is one of my heroes. I love watching Dirty Jobs. In fact, we have some of the seasons of DVD, and for me, one of the worlds greatest cheapskates to buy a season of a TV program says something. I think one of the things that Mike Rowe does that is amazing is […]