April 2009
63 posts
Obama Said to Find Bankruptcy Likely for GM,... →
Thank you - finally. Capitalism still has a breath or two left in her it seems.
Of course, this means we flushed $17 billion of taxpayer money down the toilet delaying the inevitable over the past few months.
Still, better to say goodbye to that $17 billion and stop the bleeding, rather than continuing to pour money into the blackhole that is the Detroit auto industry.
March 2009
66 posts
I ate two street dogs with chili, cheese and slaw...
I only know this because I found the wrappers in my pockets, and there is chili, cheese and slaw on the shirt I was wearing.
I bet they were delicious.
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Ferriss Method Fitness Experiment Update
It’s been 5 days since I started my fitness experiment. I’ve been running and lifting every day, and adhering fairly strictly to the diet guidelines I laid out. Lunches have been the hardest because grabbing a sandwich is so easy, but I’ve been avoiding the carbs by eating pulled chicken barbeque and beans. Dinners are pretty easy, and I’ve developed a number of different...
Detroit Sold For Scrap
bankergonebroke:
DETROIT—Detroit, a former industrial metropolis in southeastern Michigan with a population of just under 1 million, was sold at auction Tuesday to bulk scrap dealers and smelting foundries across the United States.
“This is what’s best for Detroit,” Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick said. “We must act now, while we can still get a little something for it.”
Once dismantled and...
VH1 Bringing Back Behind the Music →
soupsoup:
alabamawhitman:
We always hear about the show, even now,” Olde said. “It’s amazing how much affection viewers have for it.”
In focus groups, VH1 found that “BTM” is so deeply associated with the channel, some viewers assumed the series never left the air. The show’s storytelling model of the meteoric rise, tragic fall and sober rebirth of an artist was so distinctive that “The...
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craytonc:
Two people at work just ordered Dell Mini 9’s (on sale today only for $199) after seeing mine. Those things are sweet!
I’m so tempted. So tempted. I’m worried I’ll get frustrated with the screen resolution, and am really eyeing a second generation Mini 10. But the $199 deal is making me very impatient.
Liberals and Tax Cheating →
Liberals do not consider cheating on taxes to be as morally problematic as conservatives do. This presents an obvious moral quandry [sic] of its own, as, putatively less surprisingly, liberals are more likely than conservatives are to favor greater amounts of taxation and wealth redistribution.
Interesting.
Hat tip to Dealbreaker.
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Ferriss Method Fitness Experiment
As I mentioned earlier today, I’m going to try to execute a Tim Ferriss-esque fitness experiment over the next 30 days, which I’m constructing from a mix of his diet and workout plans.
Keys to the diet I’ll be implementing:
No “white” carbohydrates.
Eat the same few meals (high in protien, low calorie density) over and over again.
Make sure to eat enough...
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How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without... →
By Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4 Hour Work Week”. 4 main principles:
Avoid “white” carbohydrates.
Eat the same few meals over and over again.
Don’t drink calories.
Take one day off per week.
Hit the article for more. Good stuff - I think I’m going to try it, but maintain my normal cardio/lifting routine.
I’ll be blogging about my progress,...
WatchAbove is Rep. Chuck Rangel (D) speaking about the bill he introduced to retroactively tax bonuses at 90%, despite seemingly valid accusations he illegally avoided taxes himself.
Notice that at the beginning he claims to have not been able to hear a question he has no answer for, but has no difficulty hearing anything for the remainder of the interview.
It is absolutely ridiculous that a man like...
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“The excitement of investors last week about Citigroup posting an operating...”
– John Hussman (via mattlehrer)
Tucker Carlson: How Jon Stewart Went Bad →
muppetpants:
They’re both giant douchebags, but it’s really a tough read because Tucker is even more petty than Stewart. I had a tough time reading it and I loathe Stewart and what the Daily Show has evolved into, so apologists beware.
Like most sermons, Stewart’s showdown with Jim Cramer ended with a neat moral lesson. Once journalists who cover business regain their sense of responsibility...
“When you get politicians ahead of the mob running companies, you get madness and...”
– Charles Krauthammer (via complicatedshoes)
Amen.
Stop Blaming Cramer For Being Cramer →
Jim Cramer had no influence over the twin manias that afflicted America in the last ten years: the madness of homebuyers for ever more expensive houses, and the madness of bankers for buying bonds based on those homes. Jim Cramer did not persuade the Asian savers to pour moronic amounts of capital into oversaturated American markets. He did not talk up MBS or CDOs to any level that could be...
Oh lordie what am I doing? I'm reinstalling WoW,...
craytonc:
=)
Been missing the MMO’s lately, and since my friend moved to Iowa we haven’t had a steady online game to keep each other company in. So it looks like the lands of Azeroth are going to see me again.
Don’t do it - be strong! That game is like crack. I kicked it right before the first expansion came out a few years ago, but keep being tempted to reinstall it every few...
so i'm leaving for london tomorrow night
scout:
i’ll be there for a week, and i’ve never been before. where should i go, tumblr? what should i do? where should i eat? what should i see?
Take the Red Bus tour of the city. It’s classically tourist, but it’s interesting, entertaining, and will allow you to get an idea of the city geographically so you will know which areas you want to checkout further.
Ride the Tube...
“When you’re young everything feels like the end of the world but it’s not, it’s...”
– Zac Effron, 17 Again (via junglejustine)
Did I really just reblog something from Zac Effron? Kill me. But it’s so true.
dweeler:
We The Kings - Skyway Avenue...
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takeoffsandlandings:
i walked 2 miles home in a hail storm at 1 am after walking into a mailbox and drunk dialing my blog last night..
I guarantee the phrase “drunk dialing my blog” has certainly never been uttered before 2009. Ah how times are changing - I remember when people used to drunk dial their friends, girlfriends, ex-girlfriends, and anyone and everyone else. Could it be...
junglejustine:
While catching a few z’s on my train ride home from the school (downtown manhattan) I over hear a group of highschool kids discussing the difference between a woman shopping and a man shopping.
“When I go shopping I know what I’m going to buy.” says one boy.
“Yea, if I see something else, I’ll get it too but usually if I want to buy a t-shirt, I’ll walk out with a t-shirt.” says...
Obama to Lift Ban on Funding for Embryonic Stem... →
notthatkindagay:
President Obama is planning to sign an executive order on Monday rolling back restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, according to sources close to the issue.
Although the exact wording of the order has not been revealed, the White House plans an 11 a.m. ceremony to sign the order repealing one of the most controversial steps taken by his...
“If I say to ten co-workers, “We all need to chip in together to get this done,”...”
– Jonah Goldberg (via complicatedshoes)
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Universal has just debuted the trailer for Michael Mann’s highly anticipated Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Depp stars as the infamous 1930’s bank robber John Dillinger and Bale as his FBI pursuer Melvin Purvis. Those of you who have been anxiously awaiting your first glimpse better check this out, because it looks like we might have another crime movie as...
WatchNew trailer for the upcoming X-Men: Origins movie. Looks absolutely epic.
