A Tale of the American Car Company

April 27, 2009

My family was the poster child of the “Made in USA” label.  My father and grandfather were both mechanics that fed, clothed, and provided education for their families by being indirectly employed by the American car companies.  My uncle was a journeyman at General Motors in the 1990s.  The first cars I remember were [...]

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Why I Don’t Buy Diamonds

April 12, 2009

Not only are they outrageously expensive, but its difficult to know whether they are ethical and conflict-free.  Not just the blood diamonds in a far away place like Africa, but also from resellers like Zales.
Zales claims to buy diamonds from conflict free zones, but seems to have a different ethical problem. Zales Fires Top [...]

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Commentary on Ramit’s Book “I Will Teach You to be Rich”: What if You are Dumb Dan?

March 23, 2009

In Ramit Sethi’s new book I Will Teach You To Be Rich, he demonstrates the power of compound interest with the example of Smart Sally and Dumb Dan. (There is an error as of this writing as mentioned in Calculation Error in Book I Will teach You to be Rich, but the point and the [...]

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