Pick-up Lines for the Post-Apocalypse

The drumbeat of doom continues as China’s Premier has expressed concern about China’s trillion dollar investment in U.S. government securities.‚  If China even slows the rate of it’s purchase of securities, America is screwed.‚  Our economy is already in steep decline and due to our massive national debt, business debt and personal debt it won’t take much to send us into a death spiral.‚ … read more “Pick-up Lines for the Post-Apocalypse”

Similarities?

After watching Rachelle’s video of herself for Nordstrom’s on her blog, I couldn’t help but poke a little fun. The first video is Rachelle’s, the second is an internet sensation by Brenda Dickson from the 80’s. The final one is just funny. Enjoy!

Rachelle’s video:

Brenda Dickson’s fabulous video:

Funny parody video of Brenda Dickson’s 80s video:
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Stock Market Reporting Completely Garbage

I have developed an intense loathing of reading or watching journalists cover the stock market.‚  Invariably, whether the stock market goes up, down or stays the same, journalists feel the need to attribute it to some obvious factor.‚  For instance, today the NYTimes.com (usually a good newspaper) had a front page article that said, “On Wall Street, financial markets initially seized on the fact that monthly job losses had not increased in February, and stocks rose in early trading.‚ … read more “Stock Market Reporting Completely Garbage”

Dinner with Brother Jordan & Sister-in-Law Meghan

Last night, I had my brother Jordan and his wife Meghan over to my studio apartment in Seattle for dinner.‚  Since it is still rather wintry and cold outside, I made up a pretty hearty meal.‚  Our appetizer was Italian crackers with fresh goat cheese and olive & pepper bruschetta on top.‚  The main course was italian chicken sausage with red peppers, pretty rich mashed potato casserole and sauteed brussell sprouts (a million times better than boiled brussel sprouts).‚ … read more “Dinner with Brother Jordan & Sister-in-Law Meghan”