Month February 2007

From La Nación in Buenos Aires, translated by reader Joe Hartley. SAN JOSE: Thousands of Costa Ricans marched through the main streets of San José to protest against the possible ratification of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with…

Escrow should close today on our new home. Wahoo! It’s been quite a ride, selling in California and buying in Connecticut. Watching real estate prices, and all the crazed mortgages people are using, well, I’ve never followed the beaten path…

(By Sue and Bob) LA Outsiders (folks not residing in Los Angeles): * Don’t know traffic. They think they do, but believe me, they don’t. Those who haven’t driven for one hour and not yet passed the next exit ramp…

Or maybe the tail has become the dog. A plunge in China’s stock market sent the Dow down over 400 points yesterday.

EarthFamilyAlpha details why “clean coal” isn’t and how plans for more coal plants in Texas have been blocked. Good.