Great Candy Run’s Newest Race!

Great Candy Run’s Newest Race!

Do you like candy? Terrific: this race is for you! They’ve been begging for it, so September 17th we’re bringing The Great Candy Run to the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie. The Great Candy Run Minneapolis features candy-themed nostalgia and fun for...
Our attention, our most precious and scarce resource

Our attention, our most precious and scarce resource

Economics, at its core, is how we, as a society, answer how we handle scarcity. Scarcity, by definition in economics, derives from having limited resources and unlimited wants and needs.  We are always valuing  these resources, such as food, shelter, gold, clothing,...
Paying it Forward: Denver Family Raises Funds for Fetal Health

Paying it Forward: Denver Family Raises Funds for Fetal Health

For the Young family – five-year-old twins Conor and Liam and their parents Kate and Randy – taking part in Denver’s 12th Annual Great Candy Run, which benefits the Fetal Health Foundation (FHF), is very important.  They know first-hand that FHF is a real life-saver....
Live Sweet, Play Sweet, Run Sweet

Live Sweet, Play Sweet, Run Sweet

With today’s every 24/7 connectivity to each other (email, facebook, text, instant messaging, twitter, etc.), we are more connected more than anytime in history.  Ironically while we are connected more, we are also less personable, kind, and caring.  While I love...
Sweet summer days

Sweet summer days

The warm sun, the sweet sounds of the ice cream man, the smell of salt water (or chlorine), and the sight of swings blowing in the summer breeze, no matter your age or upbringing, all of these things elicit memories.  For me, the summer breeze brings me back to days...