Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Governor Rod "Blog" Blagojevich Turning Elected Office Into His Personal ATM. Any potential fallout for the O Team ?

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Well, Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois seems like a pretty cool customer, for an allegedly corrupt wackadoo. Ironically, it seems like t...
Monday, December 8, 2008

Blue Monday - Krugman: 'Depression Economics"

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Growing unemployment mixed with media focus on holiday spending. We seem to be floating on a plane of uncertainty, if not unreality. This re...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Coda: Skywatching: Jupiter, Venus and the Crescent Moon

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I stepped out onto Court Street and was greeted by an achingly brilliant tableau: the Moon, Jupiter and Venus, like platinum etched by diamo...
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Monday, December 1, 2008

Skywatching: Jupiter, Venus and the Crescent Moon

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Not sure what the sky will offer in terms of clarity, but with any luck we will have a great view of this occasuional occultation which will...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving 2008

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This wonderful holiday is nearly upon us. Last year, we faced uncertainty, we were anxious over the possible outcome of the election, even t...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

MORE (AHEM) GOOD NEWS: MATT DRUDGE: RUSSIAN ANALYST PREDICTS DECLINE AND BREAKUP OF USA

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The Drudge Report cites a leading Russian political analyst who continues to predict that the economic turmoil in the United States has conf...

"See Me Through the Morning Light"

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Ain't got no religion on me I'm gettin' scared to sleep at night Ain't got no religion I'm getting scared gettin' sc...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Tofurky vs. Turducken

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Tofurky vs. Turducken - where do you stand ?

Education in NYC

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The Wall Street Journal had a very interesting selection of comments and observations on the upcoming Agenda -- the key issues that the Obam...
Saturday, November 22, 2008

November 22, 1963

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Affairs of State and the Exchequer: Hillary Is In, While the Economy Goes Round and Round, Whoa-oh-oh-oh, And it Comes out -- Where ?

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Hillary is it, evidently trading her junior US Senator from NY status for the Secretary of State, according to the NY TIMES: http://thecaucu...

Crowds to Cobble Stones: Joralemon Street

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Took a fast lunchtime walk from Court Street to Furman Street on Joralemon Street. Chilly, sunny, the lunch-time crowds meltaway on Court an...
Friday, November 14, 2008

"Things Are Gonna Change Now": Bob Dylan on Election Night

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Bob Dylan played the Twin Cities area in Minnesota, his home state, on Election Night. Here is a great report, from a Minnesota blog, on th...
Monday, November 10, 2008

There is More Than One American Dream: Envisioning a Knowledge-Based Presidency

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After the cheering, after the tears, and the euphoria, and the possible baby boomlet resulting from the sheer joy of this victory of rationa...
Sunday, November 9, 2008

Coda: Coney Island of the Soul -- Seasons Change With the Scenery

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Left, On the Beach; below, Boardwalk Littoral: Sand Washed Up During Recent Storms, November 9, 2008 Polar Bears ...