Tag Archives: Consequences

The Rambling Road: Seriously, dude, no

Posted on 28 January 2017 by dlhitzeman

Of all the changes I have had to endure since this new reality began, I have struggled with none more than the fact that I will likely never be able to eat the same way I used to again. That’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Consequences for a region

Posted on 30 November 2013 by dlhitzeman

The City of Dayton‘s recent decision not to extend the lease for Synergy Incubators has much larger consequences than just for the city. Synergy Incubators is a regional asset, opening opportunities for food entrepreneurs to create and sustain small-scale enterprises … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Liberty, and Choices

Posted on 17 November 2013 by dlhitzeman

Over the past several weeks, I’ve seen a lot of posts from a lot of people on the idea of shopping on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Online Monday, all all the other money spending days before Christmas that … Continue reading →

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Remembering the warning we ignored

Posted on 12 October 2011 by dlhitzeman

Today is the 11th anniversary of the bombing of the USS Cole at Aden, Yemen by operatives of al Qaeda. The bombing killed seventeen sailors and wounded another 39. The US response to the Cole bombing may well go down … Continue reading →

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Orders of magnitude

Posted on 5 March 2011 by dlhitzeman

$40,000,000,000,000 — the total government indebtedness as of 2011 $25,000,000,000,000 — the total state and local debt as of 2011 $14,590,000,000,000 — the US GDP $14,184,254,500,000 — the total national debt as of 5 March 2011 $3,550,000,000,000 — the federal … Continue reading →

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