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Found a reasoned, if ridiculously long, analysis of the Madoff thing:
It's called 'Pondering Madoff as we enter 2009' from a business and political news blog, The Big Picture, that I've never read before.
The guest blogger is the chief investment officer of an investment company who points out, somewhat self-satisfiedly, that his company didn't invest at all with Madoff.
Cumberland Advisors did not and does not have a ( Read more... ) -
We can all cry into our beer now, because a 9 year old is a published author
Alec Greven wrote How to Talk to Girls based on a pamphlet (!!!!) that he used to pass around his elementary school (awww!).
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This is why Fark needs a 'FLORIDA' tag
A woman declared her non-existent child missing in Miami recently, prompting a search. That's just sad and aggravating. The details, however, are priceless:
McCormic had described her infant son as having a mohawk, a single tooth and a fake tattoo. She told reporters his name was Riley Buchness and that she had left him with a nanny who had a French ( Read more... ) -
Have a good Eve, everyone
OK, so I'm done being crotchety about the economy for a few days ;).
A few points:
The Christmas #1 (a big deal in the UK, as seen in Love Actually) is Hallelujah. Yes, the Leonard Cohen song. As sung by a crap X-Factor winner. The #2 song is ... Hallelujah, as sung by Jeff Buckley. Apparently the Jeff Buckley fans had to fight back against the ( Read more... ) -
Why America Sucks, Volume #4253.5
Update on the whole Madoff thing (old news but I've been lazy with traveling...and NOT doing schoolwork....)
Madoff's bail situation was deemed inappropriate by the judge. How reasonable! How far-thinking of him. So, he changed the conditions of Madoff's bail. In addition to being holed up in his Upper East Side apartment, Madoff now has to ...
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Happy Day #7
-Elliott moved our bed around, and it's now right under the window. We've got it open because there's a warm spell at the moment, and it's the most delicious way to go to sleep!
-We discovered Surfthechannel.com. Oh. My. Dear. Sweet. Flying. Spaghetti. Monster.
Related to point number two, we watched Perfect Creature (decent vamp movie, different ( Read more... ) -
Why America Sucks, Volume #4253
Say a thief steals $5000 from an old woman, and tries to provide the bail from his ill-gotten gains. He's clapped in irons (or whatever one claps people in these days) and left in jail until he's convicted or exonerated.
Steal $50 billion from thousands of old women, old men, and charitable foundations, though.....that's a different matter. Madoff ( Read more... ) -
Happy Day #6 (again a bit late, I'm on the installment plan)
Watching a performer belt out "The Heart Will Go On" while having water thrown at her, toilet paper shredded by a lawn-moving implement onto her, and being covered in silly string.
Oh, pantomime!
