Friday, May 2, 2008
Oil at $200 a barrel. Gasoline at $1.20 per litre. Rice rationing in Canadian grocery stores. Food prices rising. So many things appear beyond our control. Apart from the forces that drive prices upward, there are other factors beyond the control of some of us that make it hard to respond from a... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Thousands and Thousands a Month
Am I the only guy who's getting a mail box full of get-rich super-fast schemes on the internet? It seems that more and more people are trying to tell you that their way is the only true and honest way to make $100,000 a year or more without any effort, even while you sleep,thanks to the miracle of... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Broke, Down, and Exploited
Recently I got a brochure in the mail telling me I was pre-approved for a pay-day loan to the amount of $250. All I had to do was provide a copy of my last paycheck stub. No credit checks, no hassles. Except for the interest rate, that would have been in the neighbourhood of about 500% per year.... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Does China Want Olympics?
I bet there are bookies someplace figuring out the odds as to whether the 2008 summer Olympics in China will be cancelled. According to Sky News, the Olympic torch had to be extinguished at least four times today because of safety concerns as it was carried through the streets of Paris. The news... Sign in to see full entry.
Christianity and Right Wing Politics Don't Have to Be Bed Fellows
What is it about right wing politics that's so attractive to evangelical and fundamentalist Christians? I've yet to find the scripture that says "thou shalt vote Republican." And after reading statements from various Christian leaders in America's major evangelical churches, I'd be a little timid to... Sign in to see full entry.