Gloria Allred, feminist, representing a porn star who is the mistress of Tiger Woods who is upset that she wasn’t treated fairly by Tiger….  You’re the mistress.  Dont you sorta know that going into an affair?
 

It seems a natural feeling whether you are Republican or Democrat or Independent to be annoyed at the lack of ability to get anything done in Washington DC.  One could argue, its particularly disappointing that Obama hasn’t been able to accomplish anything despite a super majority in the House and Senate.  It often makes me wonder [...]

A while back California politicians had the brilliant idea to outlaw talking on your cell phone while driving unless you used a hands free device.  In anticipation of this new law, millions of drivers purchased a bluetooth hands free device for their cell phone.  I remember the first weekend seeing all kinds of dorky old [...]

Beginning January 1, California will restrict private restaurants from selling food cooked with trans fats to willing buyers.  Concurrently, there is a grass roots movement to legalize marijuana in the state.  Can you have a more crazy state?  Are trans fats really more dangerous to the public than weed?

My boss is obsessed with the Tiger Woods fallout.  I heard a funny quote yesterday on CNBC by Jim Rogers.  He’s a pretty famous investor.  One of my colleagues called him the coolest guy on wall street.  That’s saying a lot since he wears a bow tie.  Can anyone really not trust a person in [...]

I enjoy reading David Rosenburg’s daily commentary.  I suggest you sign up to receive it.  He is an unabashed bear and highly biased toward Canada.  I enjoy his point of view because he tells you everything CNBC is not.  I watch CNBC every day for 10-12 hours a day.  Usually it’s on mute, but sometimes [...]

Maybe some of you have heard.  I had heard, but forgot until this morning when I checked my bank account.  I get paid on the 15th, which is Sunday, so it rolls forward to today.  I took a look at my deposit and noticed it was less than normal.  I thought, hmmm that’s funny.  Wonder [...]

I was recently visiting with some of my friends from college who graduated in the past 2-3 years.  Most left college and found a good job and started making decent first salaries.  Due to the recession, several of these individuals have unfortunately been laid off.  One of them told me she took a 5 week sabbatical [...]

Last week, I received an email from my mortgage broker about interest rates.  She included some dialogue about the reasons why increasing the required FHA downpayment from 3.5% to 5% is bad for the economy.  Here is what she said:
Harm Ahead for First-time Buyers? And the Economy?
A bill has been introduced into Congress for the [...]