The asian markets are in deep trouble, having lost over 6% of their value in the last two days. Most financial markets worldwide have felt the pain, from Germany to Japan. Perhaps I have misjudged the extent to which other markets still rely on the United States… we could be looking at a global pandemic.
I think that the United States is approaching multiple financial crises. The Fed made a once in a generation move today, cutting the federal funds rate by .75%, a huge change in policy. Bush is trying to put together an economic stimulus package going into the elections of $145 billion. But I don’t think that these measures will do anything more than delay the inevitable bursting of the bubble our economy has been in.… read more “Upcoming Economic Troubles”
Remember the Liger, Napoleon Dynamite’s favorite animal? The creature is actually real. In a bizarre mating of a lion and a tiger, the resulting creature lacks the genetic controls on growth hormones and can grow to be over twice the size of a lion or a tiger. Watch the video below to see a live one in captivity.… read more “Liger”
What would you do if you saw a line of riot police dressed like this charging at you? Especially if you’re a college student high on mushrooms or something protesting the fact that … ummm… uhhh… bad things happen in the world and … uhhh.. no one should do bad things anymore…. you know?
Flight of the Conchords is a goofy duo of guys with guitars who have some pretty funny songs. Jenny is a song about an awkward encounter between two people…
Ike Turner, the famous R&B singer and purported father of rock, died recently of extreme “cocaine toxicity”. What a way to go. Ike Turner was 76 years old and decided that he was going to go out in a big way.
I think that when I get to be around that age, I may do something similar.… read more “Ike Turner: Coke Icon Passing”
A Texas man caught his 18 year old stepson raping his 8 year old daughter and called the police and had him arrested. He warned his wife not to post bail for the stepson, but she went behind his back and did it anyways. When the stepson called home, the father answered it and offered to come give him a ride home.… read more “Greatest Father in History”