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There’s Gold in them thar’ Hills!
I was struck with the implications of last week’s financial meltdown. Oh sure, a big tax-payer funded bailout, using money no doubt borrowed from China, will staunch the immediate hemorhaging. But no doubt, a market correction imust still ensue. Many are calling it Financial Armageddon, others, a global money-meltdown; still others, myself included, are [...]
Given today, is tomorrow really that hopeless?
Absolutely. And its all been predicted by top scientists in their respective fields. Whisper it with that haunted, eyes-glazed over look: “Top scientists”. Sure, I can understand, I had the same reaction when I first learned of it all. Go ahead – this is certainly the time for an appropriately off-color metaphor or [...]
Optimists… The few, the proud, the flower sniffers!
As I mentioned in my last post, studies show only a small percentage of us are generally optimistic about life. And depending on whose doing the studying, optimists can account for 1/3 of us or as few as 1/10 of us. Picture from www.youthmentalhealth.org These varying numbers might have allot to do with [...]