csm_davos_winter_night.jpg So, here we go... Nobel prize-winning (whatever that's worth) economist (undoubtedly Keynesian) Robert Shiller claims that bitcoin will not be a "permanent feature"

Then they came for me and there was no one left. Yeah…we’ve all heard that true story from the awesome days of the Nazis (National Socialists). Well…it’s happening again. And what are you going to do about

Life is amazing and totally strange...and me...well...I can sometimes be as stubborn as an old mule. And, with three score plus years under my belt, I'd say the latter is an apt description. I've realized

Are you paying attention to what is happening with the pensions in Illinois? If you’re like most people who don’t live in Illinois, you’re wondering why you should care since it isn’t your state, right?

Here are some of the lessons that I learned from the events of 9/11. I think I can promise you that you won’t like what I’m going to write today. It might even make you very angry with me. My dream is

I have more, or less, been a Permanent Traveler all my life, though not realizing it formally until the last few years.  I started my life in southern California. By the time I was a year old, my

What's the minimum wage objective? Proponents of raising the minimum wage have stated their goal is to obtain a "living wage" for the lowest paid worker. That sounds truly magnanimous on the

A friend wrote to me explaining how she was looking for a change in perspective, which is a good thing when you're full entrenched in frantic southern California. I complimented her on making the effort