It’s the same, but better…
Well, it seems that Nautilus is trying again to rekindle its name by coming out with a new piece of equipment, The Mobia. New product? What! Definitely not! Maybe a sheep in wolves clothing but definitely not new. Are they hoping to fool the public or do they take us for idiots?
Below is the list of songs I had playing while working out this morning. What do you listen to while working out? Ratt: Nobody Rides For Free Kevin Rudolf: I Made It Down With Webster: Time To Win Alkaline Trio: nVein Crossfade: Cold Pennywise: Stand By Me Milli Vanilli: Baby, Don't Forget My Number Xzibit: [...]
Over quite a few months now, we’ve discussed causes of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), and looked both at current circumstances and future possibilities. We have accurately predicted a second stage to the downturn, though truth-be-told, all we did was rely on the math.
In this final segment we will go back to a more practical task…what to do on a personal level. This will involve action, so first and foremost it must be understood that I am not a professional investment advisor, and none of this discussion should be construed as investment or financial advice. It is not. It is a look at the possibilities that may lie ahead, and what protections we might want to consider in the event that one of the more negative outlooks becomes our reality.
Anyone who claims to have faith has heard from detractors and cynics that, “religion is just a crutch”. I’ll admit that to someone looking from outside of the faith perspective, it would be easy to make that association, but it would be a very superficial and incorrect conclusion to draw.
Last month we looked at the upcoming issues of sovereign defaults, as nations unable to print their own currency (such as those who have already joined the European Union, especially Ireland, Greece, and Italy) are unable to service their debt payments, nor a life of borrowed living.
It is the start of a new calendar year. It is by nature a time of pruning, renewal, and re-growth; and though many take the time to cut the deadwood from their nutritional diet, and try to re-grow unused muscle in the gym, fewer make the effort to prune their spiritual life, or exercise the spiritual component of human existence.
The world-wide recession has shaken the walls that protected our creature comforts right to the foundation. There are very few people who can claim that they are completely unaffected by the meltdown, and many lives are undergoing profound change. Nonetheless, a wake-up call is being heard around the planet, to be heeded by all.
There are many pieces to the fragmented global economic puzzle. Putting them together so that we see a clearer picture can be difficult, especially given the conflicting views as to how the fragmentation happened in the first place. Understanding how the pieces fit is eye opening from a civic standpoint, and important for our own, personal future as well.
