Current Events
Good Bye, Chase, I Wish I Would Miss You.
Mar 2nd
Dear Chase,
It is with great sadness that I am forced to write you this letter. I enjoyed our relationship together for the past year. But, you see, since you took the TARP money from the taxpayers of the United States to go on a bank-buying spree, you’ve become so abusive to me that I began [...]
Free Fuel Everywhere!
Jan 14th
Watch the video. In short, one man has discovered, quite by accident, the potential to have almost unlimited free fuel for the planet: Salt Water.
The earth is covered with it, and very few people have figured out how to use it in its natural state as a fuel source. Instead of focusing our efforts and [...]
Google’s Nexus One: Savior or Hype?
Jan 6th
Google’s Nexus One Device (super-smart phone) has arrived. The question is whether it is worth it or not. Engadget provided a really great review, so I won’t go into a complete review here. Instead, I want to build on Engadget’s review and (Eric Schmidt, are you listening?) provide my own take on what’s going on.
Google [...]
Compare Health Care Reform For Yourself
Jan 5th
You can find the “official comparison” of the Health Care Reform bills from the Senate and House here.
What do you think? Personally, I think the provisions of the House bill are better for the American people.
The best way to participate in government is to stay informed on the issues and at the very least read [...]
5 Ways To Save GM
Dec 23rd
Recently, one of my friends started his long-shot campaign to become GM’s next CEO. His approach got me mulling over the fate of General Motors and Ed Whitacre’s leadership of the “Great CEO Search”. I, of course, did all of my thinking while engaged in a marathon drive from Los Angeles, CA to Coeur d’Alene, [...]
Dear House: The People Are Knocking
Dec 20th
I have to tell you: I’m tired of American politics. I don’t watch the news or read the newspaper anymore because I find that I just get frustrated and angry over things that I apparently have no control over. Big corporations and special interested and lobbyists and political parties have hijacked our government and everyone [...]
How Gum Can Lower The Cost of Health Care
Dec 17th
Scientists are developing gum that can help diagnose diseases. This is exactly the sort of thinking that we should be engaged in. The ability to deploy low-cost diagnostic tools into the field that don’t require expensive labs and technicians in order to work.
Think of it. You head over to your local grocery store, pick up [...]
A Tale of Two Lottery Winners
Dec 16th
It was the best of human nature. It was the worst of human nature. Almost everyone dreams of winning the lottery; a huge windfall that can transform your life overnight. But what happens after the “big win”?
For a couple in Canada, that windfall has created economic opportunity for their entire town. They are systematically and [...]
3 Ways President Obama Got It Right
Sep 10th
I watched the Presidential speech about health care reform last night and I wanted to take a moment to talk about what President Obama got right. This isn’t about politics, health care reform, or policy… this is about more than that.
1. Character Counts.
President Obama talked briefly about a letter he received from Ted Kennedy, a [...]
A Personal Reflection About The Current Health Care Debate
Aug 24th
I looked in the mirror this morning and saw the angry mob looking back at me. I am angry, frustrated, and looking to break something. Fast. I haven’t always been this way. I spent the last eight years quietly going about my business of being an American, keeping silent on so many issues: torture, Katrina, [...]
