Monthly Archives: April 2009
Not To Say “I Told You So…”
“Told you so!” – and way back in December when I said that I’d expect a decline for the first couple of months of the year, but then a move up from there through early Summer of ’09 and with … Continue reading
Coping: Bye-Bye Chrysler
Bankruptcy looms for Chrysler, although the administration is sure hoping that something can be worked out. — Us? Elaine & I keep wondering about what kind of car to get, but after owning Fiat and then having them blow North … Continue reading
Fed Statement
A non-event: “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the economy has continued to contract, though the pace of contraction appears to be somewhat slower. Household spending has shown signs of stabilizing but remains … Continue reading
First Hybrid Flu Death
First, an update from a pretty good source about what’s ‘hot’ on the flu front this morning: “1) A 23 month old in Texas died. Seems to not fit the pattern, but no details released to public yet, so I … Continue reading
Coping With Endless Software Updates
Not often I get out the soap box and go off on software companies…and (this may come as a shock) I’m not about to do that here. The reason? In the ongoing battle between software companies on the one hand, … Continue reading
Preppers and Hybrid Flu
You may have caught an article here and there over the past year, or so, in mass media about how there was a ‘new generation of survivalists” and into that category are dumped people who have stockpiled a bit of … Continue reading
Coping: Dumpster Diving
You know what dumpster diving is, right? Going through dumpsters to glean items of use, such as food and so forth if you happen to live on the street and have no address or income. So here’s the headline … Continue reading
Coping: A First-hand Regression Report
Lots of readers were asking me for more details about past life regressions, so I prevailed on a friend who underwent one on Friday to write up a detailed report on the experience. Here’s the report…long but worth the time, … Continue reading
Sick People = Sick Markets
We’re officially in a public health emergency now, says acting HHS Secretary Charles Johnson: “As a consequence of confirmed cases of Swine Influenza A (swH1N1) in California, Texas, Kansas, and New York, on this date and after consultation with public … Continue reading
Pandemic Flu Arrives
Although in the last predictive linguistics run from www.halfpasthuman.com there were indications that disease of the pandemic sort wouldn’t show up in the US until late November or December of this year, swine flu has broken out and the Centers … Continue reading