quick update on me....even with my generally jaded outlook, I can't help but smile today.

- got to spend last week at an EPA conference in Atlanta.  My presentation was well attended and I got a lot of follow up interest and got to network with some folks I have been wanting to meet.  Success.
- attended a Braves game, went to The Bodies exhibit and ( Read more... )

Its Earth Day, so remember its not just a huge financial debt that we will be passing on to future generations (and paying for ourselves)....so doing something green today.   Better yet, commit to lowering your overall environmental footprint for the long term.

as I was dropping off my tax extension request yesterday, I reminisced about the great LJ tax rate debate of yesteryears.

After seeing Toy's picture post, and cruising the headlines this morning, it appears the idiot of day award goes to our Governor Perry.
Apparently, he attended 3 tea parties yesterday, and by doing so has even better solidified / ( Read more... )

another huge success by the Reagan Administration...

I am not too happy with how flipantly Obama recently dismissed the discussion of drug law reform, but I can only imagine how bad things have/will  become if we don't figure out a more pragmatic strategy to resolve headlines and stories like this one...

Heroin cheaper than six-pack-of-beer

Sometimes ( Read more... )

So the Fed will loan banks money for less than 1%, but Bank of America is going to raise the interest rate on my credit card to over 10%!!
That equates to over 10% profit....guaranteed...and they still want corporate welfare with my tax dollars!!  FUCK YOU.

Just last week I got notification from Countrywide (who was bought by BOA) that I will need to ( Read more... )

I assume everyone has seen this gem from The Onion talking about how focused everyone is on getting the economy to rebound, but it seems truth is stranger that that fictional article.  It seems the only metric that anyone wants to apply to measure the health of economy is the Dow index value.  If Enron and the past few years should have taught us ( Read more... )

its 5:30pm so I am taking a break from work and checking headlines

Looks like Cafferty and Gingrich are both addressing the sad times of the GOP and throwing Bush and the GOP Congress / Administration under the bus, the later to try and distance himself for future personal political gain.

Cafferty is kind of a old horses ass, but the comment I ( Read more... )

and have lost, or no longer affiliate, with a religion.  I would add the significant scientific advancements to the list of reasons this trend has been growing at a faster rate recently.  Even as an atheist, I find this kind of an anti-climatic observation (since infidels don't get together every weekend to talk about our lack of faith, or ( Read more... )

Old friend and bad-ass boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez is getting ready to (hopefully) redeem his boxing career after some bad luck injuries on April 4th.  I think this will be the first HBO pay-per-view boxing event in Austin.  I think we are getting $100 seats for those that would like to join us in one fashion or another...

the line up is very ( Read more... )

Before Obama speaks tonight, and before all the talking heads and pundits start debating the effectiveness of the stimulus bill like the "surge" in Iraq...please identify what metrics you will use to evaluate if the stimulus bill was a "success ( Read more... )