Nick's Blog

Hope your holiday is stress-free and filled with family, friends, and love.
Impressive how this Green Chri$tma$ song was recorded over 50 years ago, but still rings true today.

“What’s the percentage in that?”

According to some economists, the annual tradition of holiday gift-giving creates a massive “deadweight loss” in our overall utility.  The reason?  Gift recipients don’t value the gifts as much as they cost.
In Scroogenomics, author and University of Pennsylvania economics professor Joel Waldfogel explains that, on average, people value items they receive as gifts 20% less [...]

Imagine yourself in this dilemma: You’ve come to accept the complete commercialization of your savior’s birthday, but want to be sure to spend your hard-earned money at stores that honor the true meaning of Christmas.  How can you tell which major retailers love baby Jesus as much as you do?
You go to StandForChristmas.com!
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Each year, all the guys bring 12 assorted bottles of beer, and we lay them all out on the floor and take turns, draft style, selecting ones we want until they’re all gone.  This year’s selections included:
Delerium Tremens – an 8.5% alcohol Belgian brew
HeBREW Rejewvenator – “the chosen beer”
Caledonia Golden Promise Ale – the world’s [...]