Sunday, March 29, 2009
TV review – Breaking Bad
Compelling viewing, first let me say that. Troublesome viewing as well and I don’t know if that is because the plot is on the dark side or if the characters are so well portrayed one can’t help but watch for the inevitable bad ending. The plot is a down on his luck high school chemistry teacher...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Drink up, help the economy recover
Maybe we should call it the eeeek-onomy, things have been so scary lately. But an article I just saw http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/learn-how-to-invest/five-signs-of-the-recessions-end.aspx?GT1=33014 on the msn home page tells about signs things are turning around. One of those signs is the...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The recession hits close
After 27 years working for one company, my brother-in-law got laid off by that same company. That in itself isn’t too surprising considering he worked for a newspaper. Lately we have all heard of the hard times newspapers are having due to a certain technology, namely the internet. A lot of major...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
When the cat’s away…
Hey, aren’t the mice supposed to play? My boss is attending the industry trade show this week. Well its been no cake walk for me. I have had to work. We worked the last weekend as well and finally a real weekend is here. My blogging has suffered, I just don’t have the energy or the whim to post...
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Monday, March 16, 2009
On obligations
So, AIG claims it had “contractual obligations” to pay bonuses despite those bonuses being paid for by taxpayers bailout money. First, bonuses for what? The company had been driven into the ground, where exactly is there any one worth a bonus? While it may be true the language of the contracts was...
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Going to the doctor turns life-threatening
Routine exams tend to be boring, particularly when they go well, like they did today. My skin cancer check turned up nothing of interest. My Arthritis is in virtual remission and I can cut my Enbrel injections in half, something I have been working on for a year. So what was so arduous? After all,...
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Beware the Ides of March
Someone said that before, but this time the warning is intended for us. I’ve heard the predictions of an economic collapse in mid-March. With the rumors of General Motors on the verge of Bankruptcy, things don’t look good. It is hard to be optimistic right now. Tomorrow the Stock Market is liable to...
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
So, about this recession thing…
Depressing isn’t it? The state of California is broke, or maybe that should be broken. Let history note that a Republican Governor will see the largest tax increases ever, which of course he will have to spend just to stay afloat. A tax and spend Republican, now that is a shoe of a different color...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Where do we find the truth?
When it matches what we want to believe? In our search for the truth, too often we stop when the facts we are looking for prove what we propose to be the truth. Take global warming, climate change, whatever you prefer to call it. There are those of the Gore faith who know for certain that soon, L.A....
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
What can I say?
Obama’s speech, what do we know? First, both the President’s speech and the Republican reply seemed more like campaign speeches. The President gave a good speech, as far as speeches go. He was uplifting at a time when the nation needs uplifting. He wanted to appear stern on some issues. The biggest...
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