Reigniting

This blog has been slumbering for a while so it needs a reignition. And a clear purpose.
The democratic deficit in the European Union is worth following. Ordinary citizens are not represented by the European Union, instead national politicians take decisions in ways that are difficult to follow. Wikipedia has an article about this democratic deficit [...]

Politicians and Other People’s Money

They say Washington is Hollywood for ugly people, I’m now inclined to believe Washington is also a kind of Wall Street for poor people. They play around with other people’s tax money.
The latest example is the so called bailout plan to save the financial industry. I remain critical.

Health Check

I recently applied for a new job and went through a rather extensive process with interviews, personality tests and some logical tests too. After going through my papers also my employment references were contacted. A final salary discussion followed upon which I was presented with the final agreement, ready to be signed. I would like [...]

Political Scandal Again

Amazingly, politicians never seem to learn. Another juicy sex scandal has sailed up, this time it’s New York governor Eliot “the spritzer” Spitzer, previously known for his tough stand on immoral behaviour. This is truly amazing – how can anyone lead such a double natured life, speaking of morals daytime and sneaking off with expensive [...]

The Truth Slips Out, Again

The last couple of days has given us old news on Iran and lack of news about CIA interrogations, which in itself is news. AFP sums it all up pretty well in an article published here.
So, what has in fact happened? Regarding Iran it seems the nuclear weapons program is indeed on hold. That’s good [...]

Dollar Plunges Deeper

For anyone interested in exchange rates, the current status of the dollar is an interesting case to study. What’s happening? A colleague asked me the other day if the dollar could pehaps have reached its lowest point against the euro and would soon make a sharp turn up. The dollar has gone from a higher [...]

Sex Scandals and Other Truths

We’ve not quite attracted the attention lately that this blog deserves. In our opinion, that is. The reason seems obvious – we haven’t spent our time on searching for the truth, uncovering it no matter how ugly it may be.
Sex scandals are ugly simply because they contain the “sex” element in a scandalous [...]

Capturing Carbon Dioxide

The United Nations recently released a report on climate change that blames humans for the ongoing global warming. At least this is what the short version of the text says, and I haven’t read the long version yet. To read it yourself, click to go to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
A few quotes from [...]

Industry Calendar Girls

I have traveled to many different sales companies within the company group where I have worked for the last 5 years and seen surprisingly different ways of doing business. From time to time I’ve seen calendars on walls featuring calendar girls more or less undressed.
I doubt this is a good way of doing business. Having naked breasts in [...]

Sweden’s Unemployment Experiment

Sweden’s new government is making adjustments to the social welfare system. One of the first changes on their agenda is the unemployment benefits. Benefits will be lowered, and the fee for being a part of the unemployment benefit system will be raised. One of the reasons for doing this is, they say, that the OECD have clearly stated [...]