Since moving into the City of Baltimore in mid-September, i've commuted almost exclusively via the MTA Maryland mass transit system -- something many of my colleagues didn't even realize was possible ( Read more... )

Thanks to netmouse for the link to a recent NYT article on the simple justification for homeowner foreclosure.

This issue is of course very timely because of the recent real estate collapse which has left huge numbers of people burdened by hopelessly undervalued mortgages. It is made much more poignant, however, by the fact that the collapse was largely ( Read more... )

How can you get some cool short stories, support (like with actual money!) a dedicated freelance artist (not me), and check out the creative work of one of my long-time friends, all in one fell swoop?

Go buy this book.

9 short stories by fairmer, 216 pages, delivered to your door for less than $20. Cake ( Read more... )

rev_e's recent request for new music -- particularly gritty new music -- has been puttering around in the back of my mind, so i thought i'd take a little time to share this one.

My brother M recently introduced me to the album Colors by the group Between The Buried And Me. Despite needing to take a couple of listens before i fully acclimated to it, ( Read more... )

In the unrelenting mania of life, i missed an incredibly sad piece of news earlier this month...


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America, self-proclaimed leader of the free world (or at least the free market, which is anything but free), has a new theme boldly re-shaping how it does business. Knowing this theme will not only bring your business in step with the industry leaders, but may likely boost your revenues in time for that critical quarterly report. That magical ( Read more... )

(For those who've already seen this piece, please pardon the re-run ( Read more... )

I arrived shortly ago at the Troy Marriott, where BAE Syatems is holding a career fair today from 9am to 8pm. Some press on the event claims they're hiring across the board due to the purchase of TRW's Sterling Heights plant last month ( Read more... )

I thought i'd take a unique opportunity to report to you live and direct from the warfront. No, i don't mean the war in Iraq -- or Iran -- or whichever oil-rich country the powers-that-be are trying to subtly re-industrialize this week. I mean the real war, the one we're fighting here at home, the war against the socio-economic demons we ( Read more... )

I wanted to take a brief moment to share some thoughts on this, the night before the big day everyone seems to be thinking about. Particularly in relation to the national-scale elections, i want to emphasize my hope that, as of now, we have already made progress, that perhaps ( we -- all of us -- have already won )