Every so often, I find something like this in my mail:
“You are obviously against the war in Iraq. Why don’t you speak out against it in your blog?”
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Category Archives: Money
Economics and commerce, all built from scratch.
Small World
I’ve heard a few stories, large and small, about how the recent turmoil is effecting the global financial markets that I’d like to tell you about. Together, they paint a picture of just what can go wrong when too much is never enough.
Stock Marks, not Market
I admit it, I’m something of a perma-bear when it comes to the stock market. I believe that any time you put your money into something you cannot see, there is the potential for abuse. Multiply that by hundreds of millions of people investing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and eventually there will have to be an enormous scandal.
Stupid Money
Last Friday, the Fed made $35 billion available to large investment banks to make overnight, low interest loans. This is a direct injection of cash into the investment world, and something just short of a sign of panic. The last time this was done was immediately after 9/11.
Crappy Cars
Like many good things in life, it happened both on purpose and by accident. I consider it a side effect of being a father, more than anything.
After years of car-free bliss, riding the bus where I had to, my (now ex) wife told me it was time to have a car. What with the baby on the way and all the running around like scared gophers that goes with it, something had to happen. Like many of her announcements, it came with a plan – did I mention we aren’t married anymore? This plan involved a friend with a 1985 Escort that had been parked for a while. The deal was this – $100 if I could get it running. And, in about a half an hour, I did (ignition wires were shot, is all).
