catherinecookmn

A few quick questions

catherinecookmn Sep 24, 2008 11:04

( If the credit markets really are about to seize up unless Hank Paulson doesn't get $700 B to play with, then why haven't we started hearing from thousands of angry businessmen whose cash-starved banks suddenly told them to pay off their loans in full? And why are the banks still running ads trying to get you to buy into garbage loans? (More behind the cut.) )

Judging a Man by the Company He Keeps

catherinecookmn Sep 21, 2008 00:26

Warning! Venting and facts in their proper context follow.

( Arrrrrrgh. )

Kitty!

catherinecookmn Aug 20, 2008 23:04

Meet Yoda, the cute kitty with four ears.

Rumpole and the Killing Curse, Part Eleven

catherinecookmn Aug 18, 2008 17:27

(Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten.)

Yes, mes amis, after a very long hiatus, Rumpole and Company are back and faffing about in the Potterverse. For those of you who are just starting to read, this story was started pre-DH and was nearly derailed by it; however, after much prodding from A Certain Canadian, I've ( Read more... )

Swiped from Acusa Dora and Rhos (she of the Kitty Pile Pic)

catherinecookmn Aug 15, 2008 10:18

"If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal." :-)

This Explains A Lot To Me

catherinecookmn Jul 31, 2008 09:46

From today's Writer's Almanac by Garrison Keillor, honoring J.K. Rowling on her birthday, comes this passage concerning Rowling's tastes in literature:

J.K. Rowling has launched a new generation of readers (and some adult readers) into the world of fantasy, but it's a genre that she doesn't actually like much herself. She didn't even realize that ( Read more... )

A clever cartoon

catherinecookmn Jul 16, 2008 20:59

Can be found here.

File this under "Talking People Off Ledges"

catherinecookmn Jul 01, 2008 12:30

The AP earlier reported that Obama was allegedly planning to expand Bush's faith-based programs. Except that he's not -- not the way Bush tried.

Here's the reality, courtesy of Steve Benen at Salon:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/01/faith/index.html

It turns out that Obama, far from following Bush's policies, is turning them back.

He ( Read more... )

Father's Day

catherinecookmn Jun 15, 2008 10:40

Shiv mentioned earlier that some people seem to think that fathers actually being fathers -- that is, spending time with their own children! (gasp!) -- is "babysitting"; that is, that it's either an act of self-abasement or a truly noble sacrifice. Well, being a good father is a noble thing indeed, but spending time with your kids isn't some ( Read more... )

father's day

Good for David Davis

catherinecookmn Jun 14, 2008 00:35

I'm glad to see that he has a spine and a conscience.