Monthly Archives: February 2009
The Short Version for Aliens
Sometimes I have to sit back with a large (adult) beverage at the end of the week and ask myself “Gee, I wonder how I’d summarize the condition of Earth if I were to show up as a representative of … Continue reading
Bounce and Trounce Redux: Citi Going This Weekend?
A short summary of financial news today because this morning’s “Coping Section” is extra long and very important….but to start things off, how much do you want to bet that after the close of trading today the FDIC will have … Continue reading
Coping: And Don’t Forget “Diaspora”
Yeah, the economy seems like the biggest story of the moment, and yes, this being Friday and all, it’s easy to get distracted by the financial headlines – which we will got into above. Especially since the market closed at … Continue reading
Obama Wants More!
Why, this is more fun than dealing with a divorce lawyer, isn’t it? Just when you see light at the end of the tunnel, it turns out to be a train…. Now that the Obama administration is talking about … Continue reading
Coping: Our Weird Science Project
I’ve been asked not to go into too much detail, but the chief time monk is looking for about 5-6 pounds of scrap piezoelectric crystals. No, we’re not going to take the rickety (software-based) time machine and get physical…something much … Continue reading
New Media Wins Again?
Reports are out that the San Francisco Chronicle is in danger of closing. If it happens – and only a couple of weeks of miracle-level expense whacking seem to stand in the way – another 340-thousand paid circ paper could … Continue reading
Coping: The Most Dangerous Mission of the Week
There are times in life that are more or less normal and there are times in life that are just plain dangerous. Today, I will be facing one of the most dangerous things a man can do: I’m going to … Continue reading
Iran-Israel: Something Brewing?
The conventional wisdom this morning is that the Obama speech tonight to a joint session of Congress will deal with the economy. No doubt there’d be plenty for him to talk about, like what happened yesterday with the market’s “bounce … Continue reading
Coping: We May NOT Recall Congresspersons
So much for recalling members of Congress or the Senate who don’t follow the Will of the People. Seems that a reader has found the definitive document from the Congressional Research Center titled: “Recall of Legislators and the Removal of … Continue reading
Welcome to ‘Bounce or Trounce’ Week
As you can see on this chart… …there was a very interesting ‘split decision’ issued by the markets last week. On the one hand, the Dow has scored a decline of sufficient size to close under the November (’08) closing … Continue reading