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Keynesian Economics

I got nothin’ to talk about today.
The writers’ strike drags on. Heath Ledger dies right before what is surely to be his most awesome performance is released. Spy satellites are falling out of the sky. Britney has “mental issues”. And I don’t even want to know what the President said in his [...]

All Keyed Up

Pet Peeve of the Day: As I hinted yesterday, the extended weekend getaway to Estes Park was not without its problems. And those problems can be traced to the rental car that I’m still using while my Prius is in the shop after the bus accident. (I won’t be getting the Prius back [...]

Hello, I’m Back

Man, I really pulled one over on you guys. I’ve actually been gone for days on vacation – a little out-of-town getaway to Estes Park, a tourist town about 70 miles NW of Denver, at the foot of Rocky Mountain National Park. The gf and I went to a B&B up there for [...]

It’s A Commodore 6!

One of my favorite shows of the 90s was Mystery Science Theater 3000 (aka MST3K), which went from a local TV show on a Minnesota station, to a mainstay of the Comedy Channel / Comedy Central, and finally ended up on the SciFi Channel for its final seasons. It featured a man (originally Joel [...]

Buses Are Terrific

In an effort to alleviate the intense fear of buses I’ve had ever since I ran into one, I decided to ride the bus to work yesterday. (Well, actually, two buses. It’s kind of cool – they have this thing called a “transfer”, which the driver of the first bus hands you when [...]

I’m On Strike

In the opening of The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart basically used my joke from this blog entry from last March. I guess the whole gambling side effect thing is more well known now that the RLS drugs are actually on the market and are being peddled on TV. (Gambling addiction [...]

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