Opening Stuff:
All of a sudden (Probably because of a fairly self-serving, highly publicised letter from Warren Buffett) there a lot of kudosbeing sent around to various government officials for their actions following the initial days of the doomsday prognosis for Wall Street and US corporations. The fact remains that the Gov action rewarded financial barons for incompetency, negligence and even criminality. The Government gave away a lot of money and negotiated little from the recipients in exchange. And of course, the government in many ways created an environment that led to the entire mess, particualrly with the 1997 repeal of the Glass-Stiegal Act. So while some are saying Huzzahs to gov for stepping in, the way they stepped in has just opened the door for for bad risk taking again in the future. The only people who felt real pain were the people who had nothing what-so-ever to do with the mess.
My local golf course on Jamestown Island closes for the season on Sunday. I think this morn was my last there. And it wasn't bad. I think that the incessant talking by a guy who hooked up with us made me concentrate more. Usually my mind wanders into fantasy land.
I'm one of those people who could buy just about anything made by LL Bean or Woolrich.
The Question:
Multi Q day! 1. How many days can a cockroach live without a head? 2. What % of MacDonald's sales come from "Happy meals"? 3. What was the original name for a Butterfly? 4. What % of Americans consider Blue their favorite? 5. What is the only word in the English language with three consecutive double letters?
The Headlines:
--Jennifer Grey Top Dancer In finale; But Q Remains, Will She Win?--North A nd South Korea Exchange Artillery Fire Over Island Near Disputed Sea Border.
--New Poet election Poll: 81% Expect Gridlock By 2012 Elections; 40% Of Americans Say Nothing Will Change; 34% say Country Will Move In Right Direction; 21% Say US Going Wrong Way.
--Political Chaos Erupts In Ireland; Could Dela Bailout.
--Feds Step Up Insider Trading heat; rais Three Hedge Funds.
--Existing Home Sales Fall More Than expected.
--Lehigh U MBA Program Moving Up In rankings.
Back to More Stuff:
I find it really hard to believe anything from the mouth of Charlie Sheehan or is mouthpiece.
You may not have noticed, but when the Catholic Bishops chose NYC's Cardinal Dolan as their new leader and by passed up the recommended succession selection, they moved the Catholic Bishops the the conservative side of the agenda. Something to keep an eye on, as it probably will affect the political landscape over time.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this ideological support for a relatively talentless Bristol Palin on "Dancin' " is reason why America will be hogtied for years to come. It 's not much deifferent than Democrats in RI continuing to vote for losers and thieves for the State Assembly.
I only remember one thing form the bible. It is the parable where God punishes those who don't use their talents.
Did GM sell all of their leftover Pontiac grills to Ford's Lincoln Division?
Oh, and about that Jane Seymore designed so called "Open heart" pendant. Is there anything uglier than that? I don't think so. But that leads to the bigger question: How would a woman feel if her husband or lover just took the easy way out and bought this highly advertised product that any vacuous dolt could buy. Where;s the imagination? Where''s the thoughtfulness? Where's the personality?
After I wrote yesterday: " If you lose something, just remember that it is always going to be somewhere", I got this rather irate response fromm a reader: "Is this supposed to be comforting? Like if you drop your diamond ring of of an ocean liner. You know it is at the bottom of the ocean but, that just makes it more frustrating that you also know it's totally out of your reach. And what about losing your lunch? Or your mind?" Of course if you drop your ring into the ocean you really didn't lose it. And if you lose your mind you'll never know it.
The Answer:
If you see a cockroach without a head it could be a long as 10 days before he dies. Mac gets 40% of its sales from Happy Meals. Before it was Butterfly, it was a "Flutterby", which is kinda nice. 80% of Americans consider Blue their favorite. And..."Bookkeeper is the only word in the English language with 3 consecutive double letters.
The End (Or was it the beginning?):
Oh, and case you are interested, Genesis 1:20-22 says that the chicken came before the egg.
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