Exit the noisy room of financial fear

November 10, 2008 | 1 comment

While traveling, I’ve spent long periods of time in airports waiting for the next flight to depart. Airports are often very noisy with thousands of people hustling about. I look for a quiet corner somewhere to sit down and pray

What label are you wearing?

November 8, 2008 | No comments yet

A woman walked by the front of my office yesterday wearing a t-shirt that read, “Just plain grumpy.” I took the message to mean she was generally a very grumpy person, and people had better keep their distance lest they

My Fichus tree and the economy

November 6, 2008 | 5 comments

A week ago, the Fichus tree in my office was shedding leaves by the hundreds every day. It’s a little tree, about 5 feet high, and I started to worry that it was dying. “There weren’t going to be any

Facing election results tonight

November 4, 2008 | 7 comments

At the end of today we’ll probably know who the next President of the US is going to be. From watching past elections, we might expect that many people will be elated with the winner, and others will be depressed