Miscellaneous

"They're considering legislation to make it easier for same-sex couples who get married in the nation's capital to get divorced. Lawmakers say gay couples should be awarded the same rights as a Kardashian." -- Mobile post

Regarding Facebook An actual exchange on a local online message board (names have been changed to protect the innocent and sharp edges have been dulled): > Marvin: From what little experience I've had with Facebook, I figured that it's where women find out what happened last

Double-header basketball game last night. Just this today:

Honest Men Need Not Apply It must be a requirement: Once you turn 70, you start speaking your mind, and you don't give a rip what people think. Nock did it, and he was quickly labeled anti-Semitic (right before the Nazi atrocities hit full steam, which didn'

I'm morphing out of Econ Saturday. Why? Simple: my reading interests have shifted to other areas. I will continue to provide economic information and links (as long as I walk in this vale of tears, I have to concern myself with such things to some extent), but Saturday

Three New Books I used the past week to catch up on some magazine reading. The November 11th issue of The Economist had a great assortment of book reviews. Van Gogh: The Life [http://www.economist.com/node/21536550]; Vanished Kingdoms [http://www.economist.com/node/21536551]; Blue Nights [http:

Those Child-like Nuts My son uploaded a YouTube video and it now has over 100,000 views. It's apparently eligible for the "YouTube Monetization Program," but he can't figure out how to enroll. I looked for some information yesterday and clicked on various videos.

Things have been pretty hectic, both around the office and at home, which is unusual. Typically, the holiday week offers a chance to catch up on things and take it easy. Oh well. I'm not complaining. Clients are calling at the office, and I have kids at home

For the past three years, almost all of my sources have pointed to 2012 as the Armageddon Year, but Jim Rogers thinks 2012 is going to be alright. Of course, he thinks it'll be a temporary reprieve, due solely to the fact that 2012 is an election year

Books for Christmas I received a handful of good books for Christmas. Most of the books are intended to further my exploration of the thought and background of Albert Jay Nock, but I also received a book that I requested for the sole reason that it sounds like fun: The