Someday over the rainbow
Another greeting card from Cara Scissoria
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month January 2011
That $100 billion the Republicans want to slash from the budget?
It’s chump change. The federal budget is $3.4 trillion. Jumping up and down like an angry orangutan and demanding cuts of $100 billion is merely political theater and posturing and will accomplish nothing of substance.
Ikea stops selling incandescent light bulbs
Instead, they will be selling CFL, LED, and halogen lights. Halogens put off so much heat they are banned in some retirement homes as fire risks. CFLs are, I think, a transitional product that will be replaced by LEDs.
Off with our heads! On the delusions of many Americans
From Bill Gross, managing director of Pimco, who manages over $1.2 trillion in assets, mostly bonds. He’s definitely not perky about the finacial and debt catastrophe he sees looming for the US. Like George Soros, another billionaire, he clearly sees…
Electric scooter morphs into unicycle
The Uno electric scooter is a unique beast: an electric scooter that looks like a mini-motorcycle and folds up into a Segway-like scooter balanced on two wheels. And you can switch modes while driving it. Whee!