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How to Get Something for Nothing

The taste of a free lunch is always much richer.  The smell is more aromatic.  The taste is more flavorful.  Most of all, the belly leaves the table more contented. But a free lunch is never really free.  We thought … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Compulsive Scribbler

The annual company holiday party was held over the weekend at Steak ‘n Stein.  As President and Founder, we were compelled to offer some remarks.  What follows is an extract of our impractical ramblings… To begin, 2013 was another dreadful … Continue reading

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Fed Policy Reduction

To sharpen the mind and calibrate the senses we begin with an old paradox… “A man says that he is lying,” posited fourth century BC Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus.  “Is what he says true or false?” You tell us…  … Continue reading

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Playing with Fire

The great default is rapidly approaching.  Time is running out.  Like a runaway freight train…there’s no stopping it. To start, the U.S. government is broke.  The only thing keeping the lights on in Washington is $1 trillion per year of … Continue reading

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