Okie Goes to France

Leaving Wednesday for France for two weeks vacation!!  Last night I was asked by a farm girl in her 80's to be sure and let her know what they are growing over there and what people really think about their new Prime Minister.  Since we are getting to stay in a small town with long-time friends it will be a great opportunity to see what it is REALLY like in the Euro Zone.  I am hoping for everyone that the news reporters are making "it" out to be much worse than it really is. 

I'll let you know in a couple of weeks...till then Au Revoire (with an Okie accent of course)

Bankrupt Lawyers?

This post has been sitting in draft mode for a few weeks but I still think it is worth mentioning in a meaningless information sort of way.  On May 28th one of the largest law firms in the world filed for bankruptcy.  Dewey and LeBoeff gave it up and turned the pension plans over to the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with an estimated $80 million dollars underfunded liability. 

Medical Expense or Health Insurance

NOTHING in the recently confirmed "Obama Healthcare Plan", in my opinion, really addresses living a healthy life and enjoying the benefits or consequences of your choices.  Somewhere along the way the reimbursement of MEDICAL Expenses has become known as HEALTH insurance. 

What we have done, I'm afraid, is to systematically

Giving Up the American Dream

I overheard a story yesterday referring to the "American Dream". We all have our own personal opinions about what that might mean but I wonder what it would look like if we considered ALL of the major decisions we make in life as to whether they ADD TO or TAKE AWAY FROM Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Will Work for Fuel

In the spirit of--you just can't make this stuff up--research reports that the lower the price of gasoline the more obese the citizens.  It also mentioned that you should know it is not as simple as saying we have 7 billion mouths to feed but the flesh of 7 billion people of varying sizes instead. 

If the world average was the same as the USA it would be the equivalent of adding another billiion people on the planet.