My co-blogger, Bruce Henderson, has spent two years now warning about the stupidities of our domestic (US) economy, based in large part on his nation-wide gathering and analysis of real-estate data on a daily basis. Unfortunately for all of us, he turned out to be pretty much dead on, and we’ve got a major recession […]
This segment from the movie “Downfall” may end up being one of the most reused segments ever…and this particularly reuse is one of the best done (though I still like the “Dallas Cowboys” version): Hat tip to American Digest. ..bruce w..
From the up-and-coming 23/6: Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com. Yep, that about sums him up. ..bruce w..
[Thanks to Ace of Spades for the link!] Over the past decade or so, astronomers have discovered over 300 extra-solar planets, that is, planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. However, these discoveries have largely been indirect, due to the planet transiting the star it orbits, or variations in the radial velocity of the star. […]
Today I feel sorry for the president elect. Word from the UK Telegraph that Michelle Obama’s mother will soon become the “First Granny”: Michelle Obama’s mother has reluctantly agreed to leave her lifelong home on Chicago’s South Side and move to Washington to help smooth the transition for the grand-daughters who dote on her. The […]
Here are two articles at the Rocky Mountain News website this morning. First headline: “Poll: 72% are confident Obama will fix economy” WASHINGTON — In one of the economy’s darkest hours in decades, it looks as if people are taking Barack Obama up on his exhortations for hope and change. Seven in 10, or 72 […]
![Veterans Day 2008 [updated]](http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/basilsblog/VeteransDay2008.jpg "Veterans Day 2008 [updated]")
[UPDATED 0428 MDT 11/12/08 — OK, so I’m lying awake in bed at, well, 4:20 am and I suddenly realize that I’ve forgotten the newest veteran in our family: my nephew, Darren Green. The list below is now updated; apologies to Darren.] Last Veterans Day, Bruce Henderson and I posted a list of our relatives […]
MCRD Platoon 3010 – 1984 – click for full size. November 10th is a special day for Marines, it’s the day we celebrate the birthday of our beloved Corps. The Marines are a tough, no-nonsense force focused always and forever on the mission. On this 233rd, I would like to give a salute to all […]
The upcoming Obama administration was so eager to claim some form of government legitimacy, they decided to invent a previously unknown federal bureaucracy: The Office of the President-Elect. Now mind you, every President-Elect has a transition team that does a lot of work to make sure the day they get into office they can start […]
Words to live by…
…from the ever-fascinating contemplate.us: There’s deep meaning here somewhere. ..bruce w..
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