Peat Moss Used To Absorb Oil In Marshlands

Contract workers throw hyper-absorbant peat moss onto oil-filled marshland to help clean up the Gulf Coast oil spill, south of Chauvin Louisiana.

You improve the economy by lowering taxes

The Safety Net – Living on Nothing but Food Stamps – Series – NYTimes.com Representative John Linder, a Georgia Republican who is the ranking minority member of a House panel on welfare policy added: “You don’t improve the economy by paying people to sit around and not work. You improve the economy by lowering . . . → Read More: You improve the economy by lowering taxes

Stay-cation

So, everyday my kid’s preschool has circle time and then writes down what each kid said.

This is the opening today:

T: This morning, Indy, you wanted to know if we knew what something was.

Indy: Do you know what a stay-cation is? We have candy, we watch TV up in . . . → Read More: Stay-cation

Tony Robbins

“Either you got results or you got a . . . → Read More: Tony Robbins

Runner’s Knee and My Upcoming Marathon

I wanted to put a post together talking about my experience with runner’s knee.

It is now Tuesday and I am running the Chicago marathon on Sunday. This will be my first marathon.

A few weeks ago I came down with runners knee at about mile 20 of a 22 mile run.

I had . . . → Read More: Runner’s Knee and My Upcoming Marathon

Dr. Scott Mabee MD Internal Medicine Physician – Akron, Ohio

So, for some reason I can’t get any of my physicians to set up a web presence. I mean they won’t even get a Facebook or Myspace page.

Dr. Scott Mabee is a great doctor. He has helped isolate some conditions in my wife and me that other doctors missed. I’d recommend him to . . . → Read More: Dr. Scott Mabee MD Internal Medicine Physician – Akron, Ohio

BizCamp – Spring 2009

There’s a really cool event coming to Akron April 17th:

BizCamp – Spring 2009 Speaker Schedule | Office Space Coworking

 What is BizCamp?

BizCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment.

It’s an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants. Sometimes . . . → Read More: BizCamp – Spring 2009

Akron Dentist I’m Helping

I wanted to point to a new site I’ve been working on.

It’s for a friend of mine: Dr. David Barsan. He’s a dentist with offices in Fairlawn and Cuyahoga Falls.

He is a genuinely nice guy and sincerely cares about his patients. If you are in the market for a new dentist, . . . → Read More: Akron Dentist I’m Helping

China’s President Hu Jintao

“Challenge and opportunity always come together — under certain conditions, one could be transformed into the other.”

Why I think we’re at the bottom

I follow the economic catastrophe at a variety of places. One blog I love is Calculated Risk.

Today, they link to an article by Roubini:

Calculated Risk: Roubini: “Reflections on the latest sucker’s rally”

People love Roubini because he pretty much called this economic situation spot on:

Nouriel Roubini – Wikipedia, the free . . . → Read More: Why I think we’re at the bottom