A couple of graphics about the housing issue helps to nicely illustrate what’s happening in our country. The first chart comes courtesy of the MotherJones web site and it shows that just 32 counties (primarily in California, Arizona, Nevada, and
Month: March 2009
Did You Know?
Interesting video from Kon: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY[/youtube] 4 min 55 sec
You Thought I was Crazy with the O’Bama
I saw this headline on Yahoo news: “O’bama? President’s distant roots have Irish Americans smiling” and I thought to myself, “It appears that I’m not the only one calling him by his Americanized name” You’ve probably noticed that I have
The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Beers
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
Davis Cup Results
Update – I discovered a few interesting articles about the match between Israel and Sweden. Evidently, there is a large Moslem population in Sweden (can you imagine?) and they decided to “protest” (everyone knows the nature of Moslem protests) the
Is Obama the Manchurian Candidate?
I’ve been using this cliche phrase for quite some time… Well, the Bloomberg site has an interesting article about O’bama being the Manchurian Candidate… a few extracts: Back in the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson gave us the War on Poverty. In
Quote of the Day
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it’s not going to go away. — Elvis Presley Thanks, Joe K! I also can’t believe that this wisdom comes from the hip swivelling man
Analysis of Obamanomics
A great analysis in the Wall Street Journal about Obamanomics: The illusion that Barack Obama will lead from the economic center has quickly come to an end. Instead of combining the best policies of past Democratic presidents — John Kennedy
The Hormone Guide
Every woman knows that there are days in the month when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his hands! This is a handy guide that should be as common as
How to Fix a Fence…
US Government Style: Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine