I just returned from a trip to the Gettysburg National Military Park with my buddy, Bomo. We spent an entire day visiting the museum, battlefields, and monuments. Since Bomo is a civil war guru, I had my own expert travel
Category: Business
The UN and the US
Listed below are the actual voting records of various Arabic/Islamic States, which are are documented at both the US State Department and the United Nations: Kuwait votes against the United States 67% of the time. Qatar votes against the United States
Common Sense Health Care
You may have seen Paul Ryan a few weeks ago.. A good explanation of a common sense approach to reducing the cost of health care. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPxMZ1WdINs[/youtube]
Interesting Facts About Israeli Culture
1. Israel is a country surrounded on all sides by enemies, but the people’s headaches are caused by the neighbors upstairs. 2. Israel is a country where the same drivers who cuss you and flip you the bird will immediately
How to Reduce the Cost of Health Care
I’ve written previously that one of the core problems with the cost of health care is OPM (“other people’s money”). As long as a third party is covering all of the costs (whether it’s private insurance or government), the consumer
Contemporary Rock Band
You can catch a new Dayton-area Classic, Contemporary, and Original Acoustic rock band called “The Deceptive Play” at the Signature Coffee House on March 13th. They play a combination of violins, guitars, and harmonicas… Check ’em out.
Modern Military Aircraft
This is a photo of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the war zone recently under its own power from Iraq to California. Notice the mission paintings on the fuselage… It’s actually over 250 missions (And I would suppose
Obama and the Call to Create Jobs
Update – A great posting from Doug Ross where he outlines the disparity in government pensions: [As a goverment emloyee], you pay a total of $124,000 into your pension plan and, upon retiring at age 49, you receive $3.3 million
Tenure can be Deadly
Who knew that not receiving the coveted “tenure” at a university could lead to a shooting rampage? Evidently, Amy Bishop, a professor of Biology, shot three of her colleagues at the University of Alabama at Huntsville (sounds like she didn’t like the