Here si a good article on where we are going. 

John Stossel cuts thru the clutter with this article on the minimum wage. AS he says the idea of an all knowing govt saying by fiat that everyone must make so much money is nonsense, Instead jobs are simply not created. the entire country of France tried this on a national scale. the thinking was,…

I was going to link but oddly the Dallas paper cannot find its own article under the search for  Home Funerals, but of course can display ads for patio furniture, oh well,  Families are now using simply constructed wooden caskets at low cost to bury their relatives.  Seems the $6,000 funeral is coming under serious…

We reported that the Chancellor of Alamoc Coummunity College District was trying to consolidate the schools in the District under one umbrella. This is not popular with the schools themselves. When the battle lines are drawn, one can bet those in the besieged castles will look for anything to throw. Well WOAI reports that the Chancellor…

You can't make  this stuff up Dave Barry, Jeff foxworthy Tell Fritz is the new website allowing customers to 'get in touch' with Fritz, the CEO of GM.  but it gets better, this is  a quote "One of the new frontiers in the auto industry will be true customer service," Henderson said. "We're committed to responding…

Decades ago the modern grocery with wide aisles and shoppers pushing carts about did not exist.  The shopper faced the grocer who was behind a counter. The grocer requested an item and the grocer went to the shelf and retrieved it.  This gave way to the multitude of items in stores todays with shoppers making…

A couple of posts back I described my difficulty in attempting to pay my apt rent.  Today, Sunday, they actually called me back, I had sent an e mail.  the young lady attempted to explain the bizzare reasoning behind shutting the mail drop, I was on the cell and it missed me. She also allowed…

Here is an interesting example of just how much money we are about to owe.  It is also an interesting example of how to present a complicated matter, very large numbers that dwarf understandiong. click for the National Debt Road Trip.

WFAA reports that experienced mechanics are being laid off in San Antonio. The resumes of their replacements seem questionable. Click the link and read this one, are there no rules?

If you saw Steve Martin as the bedraggled traveler in Trains Planes and Automobiles you have an inkling of my mental state in trying to pay my apartment rent. Most of you are aware that I am renting an apt while trying to sell my home in Dallas, TX.  We study Deming's Total Quality Management…