Monthly Archives: October 2008

Kids don’t like Almond Joy. I agree with them. Our mixed bag has Resse’s Snickers, M&Ms (chocolate and peanut butter), KitKats, Almond Joys, Butterfingers, Hersheys, Baby Ruths, and Crunch bars. It’s not even close.

When one of the best players gets lucky, everyone else is in trouble. Tonight that person was not me. I played well and it didn’t matter. In the early going, 4 players limped in. I figured I would limp in … Continue reading →

I check in on my financial accounts (bank accounts, retirement accounts, 529s) every month. We lost 20% in October. Brutal.

The New York Times magazine had a great article on the re-branding of John McCain. This particular quote stuck out at me. Reviewing the tape, it didn’t concern Davis that Palin seemed out of her depth on health-care issues or … Continue reading →

Inspirational puzzles!? And Chicken Soup for the Soul dogfood? Can we officially call a halt to this? Maybe Chicken Soup for the Soul Shark Jumping? Anyhow, everyone knows that matzoh ball soup is much better.

Been some time since I did one of these posts. Wonder how many I forgot? One of my favorite genres of books is a new breed. Exemplified by Freakonomics and Blink, these books tell us where the new areas of … Continue reading →

Since we all seem to be fans of fivethirtyeight.com, here’s their money quote from a day or two ago: John McCain’s chances of winning the election have dwindled to 3.7%, down from 6.5% yesterday. Even Scott McClellan is voting for … Continue reading →

Sports quote of the year Shopping cart fail A wonderful picture of Mt. Fuji Twins Terry Tate is back! Trying to get arrested by the TSA Ignorant parent of the year award. Just, ugh. Why you don’t friend your boss … Continue reading →

On NPR, Rich Lowry gave one of the dumbest defenses of McCain ever. It’s not even a defense of McCain. It’s allegedly why McCain might win the election after all, but there’s nothing in there to support it. It tells … Continue reading →

Last years post was so popular, time to get some WSOP commentary going. Sadly, I don’t have much interesting to say yet. * I’ve been rooting for Phil Helmuth. I want to see a pro win, I want to see … Continue reading →

I was beaten to the punch by my commenter, I was going to post almost the exact same thing. His comment about Obama spending more on negative ads than anyone in presidential race history is probably accurate, and yet 2-to-1 … Continue reading →

It’s really been over for over a month. But this just put the final nail in the coffin. WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama on Sunday captured a forceful endorsement from former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and announced he … Continue reading →

This post from Ezra Klein (sourcing the CBO) lays out another interesting relationship between our fiscal and financial woes. We have a fighting shot at avoiding a large crisis by the various interventions we’re doing now. All these interventions cost … Continue reading →

The customer is not always right (truly hilarious stuff. Go to the top quotes and start reading). Guaranteed workmans comp World Sunlight Map A great update on a great experiment about the beginnings of life. Roger Ebert’s review of “W” … Continue reading →

The other day at work I had a four-hour meeting. Two hours in I looked down and realized my leg was pumping. I am a fidgeter. Always have been, always will be. My leg had been pumping the entire time. … Continue reading →

I had five hours sleep last night. I gave blood in the morning. I went to play poker. I stunk. Early on, I limp in with J-9 suited. The flop is J-x-x, turn is nothing either. We raise each other … Continue reading →

I found a new feature on my car. The intermittent wiper has a great little twist. The settings range (of course) from least frequent to most frequent wiping. Here’s the cool part. The most frequent is no delay at all. … Continue reading →

McCain has been roundly criticized over his belief that the fundamentals of our economy are strong. With a real threat of the Great Depression here, can anyone believe that? I can. The criticism is a bad one, McCain is more … Continue reading →

I found a better chart. This is about Medicare particularly, and what is driving the costs. It’s not people living longer.

The literal version of “Take on Me” Political sign Yep, that’s racism Shia LaBeouf. No. 15 gravity defying houses George Costanza’s top 10 ladies It’s worth the extra $3. Facial attractiveness scale (composites from Hot or Not). If nothing else, … Continue reading →