Yvon Chouinard is a name I was not familiar with at all until the last day or two. I was more aware of his brand Patagonia, though if I recall correctly I’ve never been a customer. However, the recent news regarding the future of the company is very interesting and exciting. It wasContinue reading “Capitalism is Green Living”
Category Archives: Economics
Russian to the Gas Pumps
Did you like what I did there? Every since Russian forces have marched on into Ukraine, we have seen an uptick in gasoline and diesel prices. Just recently, I paid $97 and some change to fill up my old truck. It’s not fun, but what can you do? Well, if you were inContinue reading “Russian to the Gas Pumps”
Biden’s Band-Aid
I wrote a piece back in May regarding the Colonial Pipeline hack, and why Louisiana and other areas made it through the Great Gas Shortage of 2021 better than most. Now it’s November, and we’ve been watching gas prices steadily creep up, and now President Biden has a temporary measure to control the gasContinue reading “Biden’s Band-Aid”
Free Market Fiasco
Who remembers the commercial where an old insurance agent appears in the shot wearing a bunch of fishing gear and sporting a dollar on the end of his line? He teases his customer by pulling the dollar out of her reach at the last moment. “Oh-oh-oh! You almost had it! Gotta be quicker than that!”Continue reading “Free Market Fiasco”
Socialism is Garbage
One thing that’s always fun is talking about how bad a socialist system would be in the United States. With everything going on in the news, we need a good distraction and draw into the real world. So let’s jump in! Our country is the best country in the world due to our freedomContinue reading “Socialism is Garbage”
A Perfectly Irrational System
An exercise equipment company and an expensive banana may not have much in common on the surface. In fact, in my entire lifetime I am not sure that I could fathom the connection myself. The answer to a question that no one asked, however, did manifest itself recently. The answer swooped in mysteriously, through theContinue reading “A Perfectly Irrational System”
Bayou Observant 