Monthly Archives: July 2009
Paid Leisure Class Proposed: Will Anyone Notice?
I was pleased as punch yesterday with a call from a doc who’s affiliated with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine telling me they have have released an alternative health care plan than can not only save $3.7 trillion in … Continue reading
Coping: With Family Reunions
The passing this week of our neighbor has served to bring back into clear perspective for Elaine and me the importance of family. That ‘blood’s thicker than water’ may be trite should not be overlooked, since it’s true in most … Continue reading
Military Flu Response: Occupation Plan?
The report Thursday that the Northern Command of the US “Military planning for possible H1N1 outbreak” will no doubt be viewed as a significant development, depending on whether you’re a tinfoil hat type, a conspiracy theorist, or someone with a … Continue reading
Coping: With Scenars and Beyond
I noticed that Wikipedia has deleted it page on a new medical device called a Scenar. OK, you’re wondering, what is a scenar? The answer is a bit long, but I’ve been doing a bit of research, and … Continue reading
Web Bots Back on Track
Seems that after yesterday morning’s report on the web bot project being on the chopping, a number of things have gone surprisingly right. For one, the data pipeline which feeds the project has been repriced with the threat of our … Continue reading
Coping: The Difference a Couple of Days Make
Routine has returned, the web bot project may be getting back on track, I’m off the hook for jury duty this week, and another morning is about to dawn here in the Second Depression. Much to cover this morning, so … Continue reading
One Last [Future] Jack for the Road
Some good news for a change…although just how good we don’t know. It started with a strange and very short phone call from an unidentified source in Europe who said he was with an agency that is in a place … Continue reading
Coping: With the Crooked Game of Debt – and other
This week’s Peoplenomics.com report (for subscribers only) certainly lays out how the banks can come out on top while still showing ‘paper’ losses which have resulted in a nearly never-ending stream of wailing from inside the Beltway. But is … Continue reading
Barnstorming Ben
Federal (although it’s not really, or we’d be able to audit it) Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was out ‘taking it to the people’ this weekend with an appearance in Kansas City. The Wall Street Journal headlining this morning that “Bernanke … Continue reading
Coping: How to Change the World 101
Every so often, I get an email from my EMT son which makes me proud. Besides working on his ebook which I’ll be publishing at some point (which has the working title “Living In a ‘Hot Zone’ – which recounts … Continue reading