Posted in Politics on Sep 24th, 2008
“It’s not based on any particular data point,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. “We just wanted to choose a really large number.”
I’ve got to ask: Have ANY of these people ever worked in business? Sheesh. In any company in this country, if you go to your management to ask for more budget, you’ve gotta [...]
Posted in Science on Sep 22nd, 2008
John and I have been watching this fabulous series called Evolve on The History Channel lately. The episode on communication particularly captured my attention. Part of the show covered the sounds prairie dogs make in response to certain stimuli. When researchers analyzed the waveforms of prairie dog calls using a computer and sound-analyzing software, they [...]
Posted in Politics on Sep 21st, 2008
I think Glenn Greenwald is right that Paulson’s bailout is, as written, a serious “pitchfork moment.” A few key quotes from his article (emphasis mine):
What is more intrinsically corrupt than allowing people to engage in high-reward/no-risk capitalism — where they reap tens of millions of dollars and more every year while their reckless gambles are [...]
I’ve been keeping an eye on my bank’s financials for the last few months, and so far, things are holding steady. The FDIC site has a lot of information, of course, but I find Bankrate.com’s Safe & Sound ratings search to be much more informative.
My mom and my sister just found out one of their [...]
Posted in Politics on Sep 20th, 2008
Like it happened in another lifetime, almost. We were on track to be debt free in another five years, but with all the corporate chicanery, massive deregulation, and rampant Wall Street abuses of the last eight years, that’s all gone now. The people who’ve cheated all of us may very well get away with it, [...]
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
