From the monthly archives:
November 2008
With ongoing grateful thanks to the Wall Street Journal for kindly providing such a neat summary, so for Saturday November 29th 2008, here’s what’s hot…..and what’s not;
I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Amid all of the chaos and uncertainty, many of us have much to give thanks for, and that’s what today is (or should be) all about no matter where you are, or who you’re with.
Don’t overdo it on the Turkey, Stuffing, or Mashed Potatoes (yeah….{burp}….right, OK!)
At least there are some interesting games on today. Sticking my foot solidly in my mouth;
Captain Obvious: Tenessee at Detroit. I just can’t see the Lions breaking their 0-11 losing streak today
I like Seattle at Dallas. I know the Seahawks are 2-9 but they’re fired up to put another in the “W” column.
I like the Eagles at home to Arizona. Donovan McNabb has something to prove after having been benched on Sunday.
Watch me go 0-3 on todays picks 
Update:
Tennessee 47 Detroit 10 - Not a surprise
Seattle 9 Dallas 34 – Oops! Seattle lived up to their reputation!
Eagles 48 Cardinals 20 – McNabb redeemed himself and then some! 4 TD passes. 27 completions for 260 yards.
OK, I’m 2-1 which ‘aint too shabby.
Nothwithstanding the fact that I do know the translation of the word, it’s still damn funny anyway. Tongue-in-cheek of course, but hey…at this point who gives a [hoot].
Such concerns are real, not imaginary….and only ever-so-slightly tongue in cheek, a search on Google Trends using the search term “deflation” yields this result:
Observe the spike – and that is significant, in particular when seen in conjunction with the announcement that the CPI is down 1% across the board. Hardly scientific enough to be a basis for policymaking of course, but not something to be sanguine about either.
More on this as the week unfolds………
A random comment which floated to the surface during the course of the weekend. This, dear readers, is the best rebuttal your intrepid scribe has read in a very long time;
Talk to your proctologist about your lobotomy; it’s overdue.
Now that is “intellectual discourse” [cough] at its very best. Priceless!!
With ongoing grateful thanks to the Wall Street Journal for kindly providing such a neat summary, so for Saturday November 22nd 2008, here’s what’s hot…..and what’s not;
Turn up your sound and watch the subtitles closely. This is a hysterically funny and extremely clever parody using Hitler as the real estate investor. He bought a house with the intention of flipping it, is now facing foreclosure, and wants “the government” to bail him out -- as the stock market flips -- on him.
According to this article by Adrian Blomfield at the Telegraph, survey results in Russia are showing that people are feeling even more positive about the economic outlook this month over last:
And sure enough, at a time when their country is locked in its worst financial crisis in a decade, they are more optimistic about the economy than they have ever been. According to opinion polls, 57 per cent reckon it is flourishing, up from 53 per cent in July.
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