World Premier: Provision Theater Presents Capote

 Check out the World Premier of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” and “The Thanksgiving Visitor”presented by the critically acclaimed Provision Theater Company.  This adaptation by Tim Gregory opens in just a few days (Nov 5) so get your tickets now! More info Provision Theater Company at the Royal George Theatre OPENING DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 5, [...]

A Nation of Redistribution?

Wow!….I do not think it is our elected officials job to redistribute wealth through legislation.  As a serial entrepreneur, I am trying to build businesses, hire folks, and create value for my investors, many of whom are friends and family.  I do not think that whoever is President should redistribute wealth — that creates huge [...]

Democrat: Why are We in this Housing Mess?

I read an article today laying out why we are in the housing mess that we are.  The writer, Orson Scott Card, is a Democrat and a newspaper columnist, and in this article he helps us understand what government decisions lead to the housing crisis we are in today.  He says” This housing crisis didn’t [...]

Tribune Analyzes Palin

The Chicago Tribune looks at Sarah Palin’s faith over the years, speaking to former pastors.  Says Pastor Tim McGraw: “She was very conscientious about applying the worldview of what she was discovering in Christ to her day-to-day life.  But I think she did it with and does it with what the Bible calls wisdom—in other [...]

Our Simple Tax System

I got this in the email from a university professor and had to laugh. I always love it when the academics break things down for simple folks like me. Whichever way you vote (and please make sure you do), I found this entertaining. This is why Joe the Plumber is not happy about our tax [...]

Tennessee Joe the Plumber Speaks Out Too

It’s Joe the Plumber’s time to speak out in  Tennessee. Joe the Plumber, of Knoxville, that is, says he’s less concerned about whether he gets a tax break if his customers still can’t afford to hire him. Still, Joe Shanks, a licensed master plumber and owner of Joe’s Plumbing Service in the Cedar Bluff area, [...]

Think you are having a bad day???……

Whenever I have a bad day, I watch this and don’t feel my problems are that bad…. (HT: Brain Nuggets)

Supermajority: Potential Impact

Wow- this was sobering….I am a free market entrepreneur and even I did not think about all the government intervention in our lives if either party gets a supermajority (including more than 60 votes in the Senate that makes all legislation filibuster-proof).

Joe the Plumber Now Part of Election

Who is ‘Joe the Plumber’? He is Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business who came to symbolize the notion Obama’s plan involving ‘spreading the wealth’ in Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate.  You won’t find it in his campaign ads, but Barack Obama let slip his plans to become [...]

What a Downer Week…..

Stock market ….DOWN Michigan throttled by Illinois  45-20 Cubs Lose in first round of playoffs White Sox Bounced from playoffs At least we got Jesus and the Promises of God below in our corner….. The Promises of God WHEN REFERENCE Seeking the best investment… Matthew 7 Starting a new job… Psalm 1; Proverbs 16; Philippians [...]

Are You a Slacker?

Are you a Slacker? or an I-Podder?  Later this month, Slacker introduces it portable digital music player and the questions are already coming.  Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are just some of the questions the Slacker portable digital music player will have to answer when it hits U.S. stores [...]