Friday

America’s Electro-Harmonix and its sister company in Russia, Sovtek, have manufactured one of the most popular guitar pedals ever: the Big Muff Pi. This equipment offered three coveted characteristics to artists: reliability, a distinct sound, and relatively low cost. In the 1970s, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd used it on two albums: Animals and The Wall.

Surreal might best describe the feeling Mickey Newbury describes in his 1967 song “Just Dropped In.”  The song has been recorded by a lot of artists, suggesting what a fabulous song it really is.

Search online for factoids about water, and you’ll find they flow like a mighty river.   Did you know  it is the only substance on earth to naturally exist in all three states?   Yep, you can always find it somewhere as either a gas, liquid, or solid.   It is also essential to life, making up about 60 percent of each human as well as occupying 71 percent

At first, hopscotch, a children's game, and monetary policy, an aspect of macroeconomics, couldn't seem more disparate.

In the late 1970s, Johnny Paycheck released his iconic song, "Take This Job and Shove It," resonating with workers back then who felt trapped and dissatisfied in their employment.  Fast forward to today, and the dynamics of the job market have undergone a significant transformation.  With recent shifts in the economy, we find ourselves needing to change the tune of Paycheck&

You’ve never been able to spell America without AM.  Although the Canadians get credit for it, our world has benefited from Amplitude Modulation since 1906.  That could all be changing.  Many automakers are omitting the technology in their latest cars rolling off the assembly line.  For many, it is an issue with electromagnetic interference as electric vehicles become

It kind of makes sense that income and spending are linked.  Think of your own household.

With the unofficial start to summer right around the corner, “Summertime” from George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess which premiered in Boston in 1935 is frequently playing on the Atlas jukebox.  This story centers around an African American couple living in South Carolina on Charleston’s impoverished Catfish Row.

Stress is endemic in the American culture.  For generations now, we’ve defined ourselves and frankly our value on the type of work we do and how many hours we spend doing it. Other exogenous stresses influence us from time to time and the medical profession doesn’t seem to think it is all that healthy at the individual level.

So far, the banking challenges of 2023 have been far from catastrophic.