While talking to my mom yesterday, she mentioned that my Dad is thinking about retiring this coming March, and a move away from Alaska would follow shortly. For some reason it made me kind of sad. It was really weirdContinue reading… The Homestead
Author: Joe
Photographic Aesthetics
I subscribe to a lot of blogs, and more than a few of them have been featuring photography taken by the respective bloggers. Pictures of kids, and dogs and your house, I’m completely okay with, but once it starts goingContinue reading… Photographic Aesthetics
The Bailout
I’ll try and squish together some time to write a semi-coherent overview of the proposed $700b bailout of the financial industry, but first I just wanted to dispel a nice piece of spin that’s been accompanying it. Namely, that theContinue reading… The Bailout
A couple of interesting links
To understand how bad it is, please consider the following links. One Two In conclusion. the CDS market is a bomb waiting to explode.
What Makes People Vote Republican
Jonathan Haidt writes a great article on why people choose political parties that align with their moral beiiefs. There is a lot here to digest and understand, and a lot of it aligns with how I’ve recently been thinking aboutContinue reading… What Makes People Vote Republican
Current Thoughts on Election 08
I’ve been going back and forth between being disgusted with politics and being fascinated by it. There’s a lot of things to be genuinely interested in, but all in all, I hate the presidential election process. I know it shouldn’t,Continue reading… Current Thoughts on Election 08
Oil company profits
A couple of weeks ago on right wing radio the topic was oil industry profits, and how insane it is that people are angry over how much money oil companies make. The defense being offered is that the gross marginContinue reading… Oil company profits