Archive for October, 2008

Too Crazy

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

I have not been posting a tenth of what I want to post on here. I have lots to share – politics, economics, stocks, law, and other topics, for starters. Unfortunately, real life – that is, the private life of family, friends, and simply living – keeps getting in the way. This week in particular [...]

Question of the Day

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

No, it’s not a political one. It’s this: who comes along after trash has been collected on trash day, opens a neighbor’s trash can, and deposits two unsealed bags of foul, stinking, rain-drenched trash? Who does that? William’s right; I am beseiged by idiocy.

Not Everyone Should Own a Home

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Not Everyone Should Own a Home. Amen. What the Australians, the Europeans, and those who actually have to make their living in banking all get is that many, many people lack the means and others the responsibility to own their own homes. What was lacking in the run-up to the current bubble was not regulation. [...]

Two Americas? Or Two Visions of America?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Mona Charen has a fantastic and fascinating take on Michelle Obama’s Fearful Vision on National Review Online. Read all the way to the end; it’s a great demonstration of one of the ways this country so often rises above those who would destroy it.

Busy busy bees

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Well, it has been a while since I posted. The craziness of starting work, recovering from a hurricane, and otherwise getting on with life tends to get in the way of informing the world about one’s activities. I have a million thoughts about the election, politics, human nature, and other topics. But, seeing as that’s [...]