Hilzoy finds that the Men Of The Mind are a puzzling lot… The unemployment numbers are dreadful. But for once, there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon: conservatives are going Galt. "While they take to the streets politically, untold numbers of America’s wealth producers are g...

Commentary from John Stamos on This Post regarding the new hippies.  Why yes John, I have read Doctor Seuss.  Let it be said that Seuss could get his point across in a few pages of a children’s book.  Rand on the other hand…  Well to paraphrase Mark Twain’s comm...

"This is an emergency, my McNuggets are an emergency." That was the rationale proffered by one Latreasa L. Goodman, 27, of Fort Pierce, Florida. Last week Goodman went into a McDonald's restaurant and ordered a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets. She paid the money but was then told that the location was ou...

I found, which is potentially one of my more embarrassing snippets of taped goodness. 9 years ago or so, catling got tapped to be interviewed by ABC news for a segment they were doing on "cyber journals" as she wrote a painfully honest and open journal that didn't implement the friends only tool tha...

Memo to self: Don’t get a PayPal debit card… Driver Fills up Gas Tank, Receives Bill For $81 Billion When Juan Zamora stopped to refuel his car at a Conoco service station in Richland, the gas pump’s calculator registered a total fee of $26. But in a freak computer hiccup, the PayP...

So…in case you’re wondering why your 401k is in the gutter…here’s part of the problem. This article in Wired explains it in more detail.  The above is a formula the gods of Wall Street were using to assess risk.  Investors like risk.  What they don’t like...

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. -Ansel Adams I am a graphic artist.  That is to say, I express via imagery.  I don’t perform on stage.  I don’t write.  I am not a composer of music.  I paint.  I draw.  But ...

Oh, Woz. I want to tease you, but deep down I've got to respect you for doing whatever the hell you want and not caring what anybody thinks. Dance your heart out, Woz. And for those of you......

Via Fark…which is a good source for Valentine’s Day complaining… Stillwater funeral home to host Valentine’s Day dinner for widows and widowers I’m glad to see the romance is still alive.  So to speak.  And that reminds me…time for some more entries in t...

I’ve never caught more than a couple of episodes of Dancing with the Stars – and the most I’ve ever watched was during the season with Hélio Castroneves. That was largely due to the Indy Racing League connection. It’s not that I don’t find it fascinating and entertaining – because I abs...