I have been working on a small writeup for a couple days but today I as watched the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, I decided to write a few thoughts instead. I recommend everyone watch this hearing but not from the perspective of what is being discussed. I noticed that the once revered Dr. Greenspan who had even been considered more powerful than the president of the United States at one point was being attacked like a common criminal…

It was nice to get away from the daily grind last week until I turned on the TV and saw the meltdowns in the markets. I had to remind myself a few times that people who loved me a week ago still loved me and that this was all temporary. The sad fact is that all the government interventions around the world are doing little to stop this crisis. A couple facts conflicted with the market behavior…

At dinner, I mentioned that I had sent e-mails to our Senator and our Congressman about the economy expressing my concern regarding the enormous proposed bailout package. I didn’t even notice how attentively my almost 6-year-old son was listening to what I was saying until he started trying to articulate in his words what he had understood. Noticing that he needed help understanding what I had just said in grown-up speak, I tried to explain. Here’s what I said…

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” ~ Yoda
When I was a teenager in high school, I got into many fights with other boys on almost daily basis. Writing everything about these experiences will probably require many posts but one lesson I learned in that period was to avoid the fights I could not fight even when I was sure I would emerge as the winner. Some conflicts must be avoided completely.
One such conflict that must be …