Wednesday
Catholic Blog Surfing
Bert Ghezzi is a genuinely good guy. I've corresponded with him on a few
occasions, and he even expressed willingness to "go to bat" for me on a book
proposal he liked (alas, even Bert can't overcome one's dearth
Economics
Tuesday
Time Management. Or, Increasing Self-Awareness
I see friends take long lunches, run personal errands during work hours, drop by
their houses in the middle of the afternoon, chat with colleagues, call on the
phone and talk for 30 minutes with no apparent qualms.
It got me thinking: How much do
Thursday
Stocks, Food, and Diet
The stock market takes its biggest one-day lost since last August. There's fear
back in the air. People see more and more signs of a double dip. Link
[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576359003490165720.html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1&]
.
I don't
Monday
Happy Memorial Day. I expect a dearth of traffic today, consistent with past
holiday experiences. I expect the traffic to be especially light, since the
country is drying out for the first time in a week. We're expecting mostly sunny
skies and our first 90-degree day. I'
Tuesday
Liars, Liars
Unbelievable: Last Friday, it was reported that Greece was threatening to quit
the Euro Zone and there would be an emergency meeting. The Eurogroup Chairman
flat-out told the media that there would be no meeting. And now, it looks like
he simply lied. Why? To preserve the euro
Wednesday
Making Land
"They ain't makin' more of it." I hear that statement at least twice a year,
usually when a client is buying real estate. I normally nod in sage agreement.
Which has always been an ingenuous thing to do, since I agreed with the
Monday
Notes About the Conspiracy
Is the United States a sham? How corrupt is DC? Does the stock market even exist
as a free market bastion anymore?
Whether I like it or not (I don't), those are thoughts that wake me up in the
middle of the night (literally,
Wednesday
The Ruling Class
You've seen cyber-lists about the horrible state of the U.S. economy. This site
[http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/rich-vs-poor-14-funny-statistics-and-14-not-so-funny-statistics-about-this-economic-recovery]
has taken the exercise one step further: it has juxtaposed fourteen financial
facts about the Ruling Class against fourteen financial facts about the
Subjected. Some of
Thursday
Gold, Yuan, Drugs
Many years ago (five? ten?), I was at a law seminar. One of the presenters
decided to make a funny quip by referencing a certain group of nutty people who
have about as much of a grasp on reality as people who want a return to the
Monday
George was More Popular?
Where are we today, as a nation? I'm not sure, but very few of us like the
leviathan that we've allowed to creep into every facet of our lives.
Significant: According to Harvard and Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig,
only 11% of