Some old school humor courtesy of Victor Bourge…
READ MORERail Shipments of Cars and Metals
This post from Paul Kedrosky is absolutely stunning. A 63% drop in car shipments in January? Janaury Rail shipments
READ MOREUndercover at Wal-Mart
A senior writer for Wired went undercover as an entry level employee at Wal-Mart and wrote about his experience in the NY Post. I especially liked this part: On average, anyone walking into Wal-Mart is likely to spend more than $200,000 at the store during the rest of his life. Therefore, any clueless employee who […]
READ MOREThe Face of the Economic Crisis
It is really easy to read how bad the economic crisis is and to watch your portfolio and the major indexes decline. But it is also very important to understand what life is like for the people losing their jobs and what they face. I think the below 60 minutes piece about Wilmington, Delaware is […]
READ MOREBanker’s pay
Check out this graph (it doesn’t need much commentary):
READ MOREPoodle sends former French Prime Minister to hospital
You just can’t make this stuff up: Former French President Jacques Chirac was rushed to a hospital after being mauled by his pet dog who is being treated for depression, in a dramatic incident that rattled the ex-president’s wife. Poodle Mauls Chirac
READ MORECheat, Pray, Love
Be sure to read the following column from the New Yorker on financial fraud, its very well written here is an excerpt: But the main reason that Madoff didn’t destroy investor confidence is that it was already gone, thanks to a year when just about every institution that the market depends on—rating agencies, accounting firms, […]
READ MORECommunism and Dissent
Want another affirmation as to how lucky we are to live in America? Check out the following from the New York times reporting that China cut out parts of Obama’s speech: At one point, Obama said earlier generations ”faced down communism and fascism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring […]
READ MOREMaybe there is hope for the future
I took this picture at an elementary school in Santa Barbara, CA. I was waiting for Anthony, the kid I’m a mentor to. The kid who made this star is in first grade. Maybe we should be optimistic for our future…
READ MOREUN Acquires the Bomb
This is soooo funny: “The U.N. Headquarters in New York has flags from all over the world and enough uranium to wipe Israel off the map.” Here is the link: UN Acquires the Bomb
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