Month April 2010

MBS market gets religion (kidding!)

(The biggest April Fool’s joke of the day may be that played by the Federal Reserve on the banks and the housing market — terminating the MBS purchase program just before the $8,000 first time buyer’s credit is set to…

YAHFA. Yet Another Hedge Fund Asshole

The aptly-named Richard L. Grubman Jr., a Boston hedge fund manager, was arrested for felony assault and battery after attacking a valet attendant who asked him to move his car from a residents-only area. If we still have a functioning…

Starbucks introduces new coffee sizes

The Plenta is 128 fl oz while the Micra a mere 2 fl oz Recognizing the potential impact the Plentaâ„¢ presents for municipal waste collection, Starbucks is also suggesting several subsequent uses for the Plentaâ„¢ cup post coffee enjoyment. Suggested…

The benefits of growing algae in your water filter

One of the factors that’s often overlooked in our efforts to replicate the health of non-industrial cultures is water quality. Traditional cultures don’t drink sterilized, chlorinated, fluoridated tap water. They drink from natural flowing streams and lakes, complete with their…