A Worthwhile Video Game

Johnny Money is a great little online game you can use to help teach your students or children the basics of starting and operating a business.

Johnny Money Online Game

The game allows kids to select the name and type of business they want to operate. They can manage a basic loan, hire employees, buy inventory, set pricing, and invest in advertising. Each turn of the game represents a month in the life of an entrepreneur.

All in all, I thought it was a great way to start the discussion of the basics of business, and all the various issues that can come into play when you go into business for yourself.

Oh, and the game is free!

Visit the NFIB and play the game at http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_38451.html

Finally, A Little Sunshine on OPEC Collusion

In another attempt to obfuscate OPEC’s collusion in the oil markets, the union attempted to place blame for higher gas prices on the Ethanol industry here in the United States.

Never mind that the price of Ethanol is lower than the price of gasoline by about 25%; it is clear that they are really just trying to push public opinion against one of the primary ways we can produce fuel here in the United States.

Take a look at the press release here: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1115304.htm 

Also, check out the article on the subject at GoodFuels: www.goodfuels.org/opec

I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told, But Ethanol Ain’t That Bad Afterall…

Sometimes you just don’t know what to believe. When you watch the news, you learn that ethanol production is driving up the cost of grain, and making our fuel cost more. But then I read articles like The Case for Ethanol, and I look at this site he was linking to: http://www.drivingethanol.org/, and I see that actually, the price for Ethanol is LOWER than the price of gas, and I have to wonder…

Maybe there IS something good about it.

A year ago, paying $3.24 for gas would have seemed too high, but right now I’d take it. And that’s the price for Ethanol right now. Maybe we should get into this.

Have you hugged a farmer lately?

Here’s the petition for you to sign: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/declare-july-4th-energy-independence-day

Can YOU See the Ice?

Scientists claim the Mars lander has discovered ice on Mars. The proof is these two photos taken 5 days apart.

At first I couldn’t see the ice, but now I guess I see what they are saying.

If you look at the lower left of the image on the left there are these little white chunks there in the shadow.

In the image on the right there are no chunks.

The theory is that if the chunks disappeared, then they must have been ice because rock and salt wouldn’t have evaporated.

See the article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars

The Onion for All the News You Can(not) Believe

Looking for political satire? How about a little fake news? No, we aren’t talking about CNN! We mean REAL fake news. We mean The Onion!

Although the content does have a left-wing flavor, it also provides a great new version of reality. Mostly you’ll find political stuff, but it’s all great.

Don’t forget to check out the special section on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election. It is Hillarious!!! Ha ha, get it? Hillary. Hillarious.