Jun

27

BUD is the only one up… Maybe I should take a hint

June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Anheuser Busch (BUD) seems to be the only stock going up today.  Maybe I should take a hint and drink a cold one.  Or maybe I should understand that in a recession/depression or any sad time,vice is a good bet.  People spend their money trying to eliminate their feelings (or at least hide them).
They [...]

Jun

24

IRS Miles Finally Starting to Catch Up - 58.5 cents

June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

It seems that the IRS finally recognized that gas is having a major impact on business finances.  The mileage deduction was increased to 58.5 cents per mile. 
This is also a ver interesting reminder of what costs to drive.  The mileage deduction is not a gift from Uncle Sam, it is a reality check.  Between vehicle [...]

Jun

23

It Did Accomplish Many Things: Jeddah Oil Summit

June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

CNBC contends that the Jeddah Oil Summit didn’t accomplish anything - oil prices started climbing again in early trading Monday morning.  The only significant event was the announcement by Saudi Arabia to raise oil production to their highest levels in 30 years.  The fact that Nigeria is under civil war and decreasing their oil output [...]

Jun

22

Box Fans : Windows: My Old Fashioned Green Solution

June 22, 2008 | 3 Comments

I have been working on Green Building and Green Data Center projects lately.  It is an extremely interesting field that I am sure will grow a lot more as energy keeps getting more expensive and scarcer.  One of the things that I have learned is that buildings, during the summer, are often warmer inside than [...]

Jun

22

Sleep Deprivation: How Much Does it Costs Our Nation?

June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

I have noticed it.  And it seems CNN has also noticed it.  Americans are not fully awake at work: some fall asleep on it.
I have seen way too many co-workers (when I was employed) that are not in their best capacity to perform the work.  Thank god they where not operating heavy machinery, otherwise I [...]

Jun

18

Visas for Home Buyers? Just an Idea.

June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

I am no sure why no one has mentioned it earlier. Maybe due to the political sensibility. But yesterday, it occurred to me that we may have a solution for the housing crisis that may help on the Immigration front also. Grant residency to the next million foreigners that buy a house over $100,000 USD, [...]

Jun

8

YIMBY: The opposite of Not In My Backyard

June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

South Dakota has recently approved the first major new refinery project in the US in the last 30 years, according to Market Watch.  That is great news!  After many years of America believing that they are above the rest of the world by discouraging environmental deterioration on US soil in favor of environmental deterioration abroad [...]

Jun

7

A Problem Shared With The Landscaper

June 7, 2008 | Comments Off

This morning I woke up early to do pending work for one of my favourite customers.  A few hours into it the roar from industrial landscaping equipment disrupted my concentration.  My Landscaper and I have the same problem:  The week doesn’t have enough days and the day doesn’t have enough hours.  The amount of work [...]

Jun

6

Please Unemploy Me!!! (Unemployment soars to 5.5%)

June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have been unemployed since early 2007 - and happy about it.  Technically I can’t say I am unemployed: as they define an unemployed person as someone who is looking for a job — and I have stopped doing that, as they just fall into my lap.
That doesn’t say I am good: it just say [...]

 

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