"10 U.S. Cities Where It's Cheaper To Buy Than Rent"
June 25, 2010
California, Arizona, and Florida are represented, as one would expect, but also a couple in Texas and Minneapolis (?),
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June 2010
Wisdom from one of Hollywood's leading actresses
June 25, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Shirley MacLaine. (Fine actress; scientist, not so much.)
Listen, I think we're having reactions to this coming alignment, which is a process, not an event. It's been going on since, 19..., I don't know, middle Eighties. And with the alignment of this planet, and this solar system being in direct alignment to the center of the galaxy, of the Milky Way. That's the first time in 26,000 years, for goodness' sakes, that's a big deal. Hence weather reactions.
But also, look what it's doing to the human consciousness for goodness' sakes. Everybody seems to be screwed up. Nobody knows what they really want. The whole sense of fear is with us. The whole business of business is so screwed up, we don't know what's going on. All this is because, I think the frequency of the magnetic mind, our minds are basically being forced into alignment. And when you do that you have clear up old stuff. So you could say a lot of karma drama is happening.
That's a *lot* of poutine, sir
June 25, 2010
"Immigration and Jobs: Where U.S. Workers Come From"
June 24, 2010
Mexico is the leading country, by a huge number.
Number two surprised me, though.
"Bang goes the theory: How physicists lost touch with reality"
June 24, 2010
"From Einstein's formulations to the Hadron Collider, experiments stretch the limits of science. So how did physics finds itself overwhelmed by theory?"
Ouch.
Could physics be on the same path as economics?
Nah.
"The Talents of a Middle-Aged Brain"
June 24, 2010
Take a look, kids, you don't have all the advantages:
Sure, brains can get forgetful as they get old, but they can also get better with age . . .
". . . [their] crisis is unique in that it is purely a creature of mismanagement by elected officials"
June 23, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the state of Illinois.
Old Illinois state motto: "State Sovereignty, National Union."
New one: "Making your state's politicians look good."
Good question
June 23, 2010
"The death of four climbers so far this year is unlikely to deter the flood of 'tourists' hoping to conquer the world's highest peak. What is the attraction?"
I'm linking to this as a public service
June 23, 2010
I'm not recommending any of these. But if the many recent sources of anxiety are causing you extreme distress, perhaps you'd like to read "The Pill-Popper's Guide to the Apocalypse".
"Dear University Alumni Office"
June 23, 2010
Funny rant.
I'm sorry to hear that the university's $750 million endowment has fallen in value to $500 million because of the recession and because your bank died. I'm also sorry to hear that you're dealing with declining enrollment due to the fact that middle-class families are no longer willing or able to bet their homes on a $45,000-a-year higher education for their children. I really am.
So, what I want to know is, why are you wasting money on glossy fundraising brochures full of meaningless synonyms for the word "Excellence"? And, why are you sending them to ME?