
I’d say that’s about right
Your mileage, of course, may vary: This comes from PhD Comics. ..bruce w..
Your mileage, of course, may vary: This comes from PhD Comics. ..bruce w..
UPDATE (10/31/08): I’ve got a new post, citing a Rocky Mountain News article pointing out yet another problem specifically for those newly registered Colorado voters who requested a mail-in ballot. IMPORTANT CORRECTION (10/30/08): As per the comments by gailculp below, not all Colorado counties have drop-off spots for mail-in ballots. So if you are using […]
Snow in October? I am currently in Scotland researching family history. After spending the weekend in Glasgow, it’s up to Caithness. My Henderson family is from the Dunbeath area, on the east coast of Scoland in the far north. I drove north through Inverness in a fairly potent snowstorm. Seriously, if any of you have […]
Again from the wise mind of Anna Schwartz courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: If they [“toxic” assets that nobody wants] are priced at current market levels, selling them would be a recipe for instant insolvency at many institutions. The fears that are locking up the credit markets would be realized, and a number of […]
The new Despair.com catalog arrived today, and just in time: and of course: And there’s always the do-it-yourself page (click on the image for a larger view): Should be an interesting week. ..bruce w..
This morning’s words of wisdom from Bloomberg: “To rebuild economic health in the United States, you need a serious recession that will last several years,” he said. “The patient that got drunk on credit growth needs to go into rehabilitation. To give him more alcohol, the way the Fed and the Treasury propose to do, […]
…when Saturday Night Live shows more political balance (and, frankly, pays more attention to what Biden and Murtha are saying) than most of the mainstream media: Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce w..
You know we’re fighting 21st Century wars when my main contact with my Marine son is via Facebook. Here’s the latest from Jon (LCPL Webster), over in Rutbah, Iraq: Pops- Glad you n mom are doing okay.. And yea, I’m stoked for Wes and Maddie. Wish I could’ve been there, but oh well.. I’ll have […]
Every now and then, I see a news story that reminds me uncomfortably of some fiction I’ve read. Here’s one such story: Buried Antarctic Mountain Range Shouldn’t Exist at All An Antarctic mountain range that rivals the Alps in elevation will be probed this month by an expedition of scientists using airborne radar and other […]
Daily Financial Moment Of Clarity
With the cut in interest rates to 1%, it’s clear
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