Brian Gongol

Americans have been spending so much during the boom times that we have (overall) very little in savings to fall back upon during the slow times. And it's a trifecta: Households, businesses, and governments are all in the same boat.

On his first skydive ever, a soldier stationed in Georgia found himself strapped to an instructor who had a heart attack -- in mid-dive. The student learned quickly enough to land them both, though the instructor had in fact died of the heart attack.

