Thursday

Miscellaneous

Who else is climbing on the gold standard bandwagon? Maybe Steve Forbes. Link. * * * * * * * Value investor Jeremy Grantham is bearish on U.S. stocks. He would seek refuge in blue chips and emerging market equities. Link. * * * * * * * Interactive view of the Sistine Chapel. Pretty cool. * * * * * * * You know what you get when you combine a large number of college graduates and high unemployment or under-employment? Discontent, resentment, and violence. And that's without taking into consideration huge student loans that further the despair. But that's what our officials are promoting these days. Sowell laments. * * * * * * * Only in the land of fruits and nuts: The coffeehouse, of all things, has become a den of skin in California. Link. * * * * * * * That's it for today. I'm in the throes of spring sports activities. Time is at a premium.