I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out read more

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out in force in a display of respect as I had here today. There were state highway department workers at every intersection on the way to the cemetery and about 40 to 50 state trucks on hand. The Illinois Department of Transportation takes care of its own. It was very impressive.

My mom still eats meat. I will encourage her when it's appropriate to not eat meat. In fact, when we read more

My mom still eats meat. I will encourage her when it's appropriate to not eat meat. In fact, when we sit down at a table to eat, I don't hesitate to tell her how gross eating meat seems just as often as she nags me about my driving when we are in a car together.

We are talking about an economy averaging about 30 miles per hour in a 60-mph speed zone. That keeps pressure read more

We are talking about an economy averaging about 30 miles per hour in a 60-mph speed zone. That keeps pressure on the unemployment rate, forcing it to continue to rise. By summer, we could have 6.4 percent unemployment.

It was definitely a way to make extra change. I got some gloves from Emmitt, Michael and Deion and went read more

It was definitely a way to make extra change. I got some gloves from Emmitt, Michael and Deion and went back to school the next day and made some money. That was the cool thing about it.

This is the time of year it always happens.

This is the time of year it always happens.

Zane Trace, every opportunity we gave them, they took advantage of it, ... They're a real scrappy team and they read more

Zane Trace, every opportunity we gave them, they took advantage of it, ... They're a real scrappy team and they never gave up.

Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master.

Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master.

This is absolute highway robbery and it really does show that the agency doesn't have a clue in getting real read more

This is absolute highway robbery and it really does show that the agency doesn't have a clue in getting real value of contracts. I've done the math in my head 100 times and I don't know how they computed this cost.

Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the 30-year Treasury read more

Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the 30-year Treasury is so low is because people are expecting an economic slowdown, and that's not going to be good for earnings.