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The Economist, which I usually enjoy, infuriated me today with the following opening to a story:

WHEN Goldman Sachs went public in 1999 its prospectus began: "Our clients' interests always come first. Our experience shows that if we serve our clients well, our own success will follow. Our assets are our people, capital and reputation. If any of ( Read more... )

This one not really leading to anything ( Read more... )

Assume we agree that positive human rights (that is, the right to have something, as opposed to the right not to have something done to or taken from you) include the right to everything necessary to preserve life - food, water, air, a basic minimum of shelter and medical care - and thus an obligation on society's part to provide those thing to ( Read more... )

God, how I love Chinatown. It's one of those movies that sneaks up on you for the twentieth time; you think you know everything in it but then you start to watch it and you realize just how pale and lifeless your memory of it was compared to the real thing ( Read more... )

It's obvious the President has decided to force Chicago weather on the rest of the country.

But seriously. It's snowing again. Because two feet wasn't enough. This is amazing, there's been nothing like it in Virginia in my lifetime.

Here we go again...

I'm sick of being snowed in. Someone sled over here and entertain me. And bring pizza. I'll bake cookies.

(The really bad thing is, the snow days are costing me vacation.)

Kitties to the left of me, kitties to the right, here I am ( Read more... )

It's the fimbulvinter! Ragnarök can't be far behind ( Read more... )

Take one nasty, slushy day
Light fireplace
Add one mug hot chocolate (with marshmallows)
Settle down on sofa with movies, stack of books, and pipe
Toast kittehs next to fireplace
Apply warm kittehs to lap and feet as necessary