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Archive for August, 2009

The solution to global warming!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I have found the solution to global warming!  Simply put:  ban parents from driving their kids to school or to the bus stop and then endlessly idling until the bus arrives!  It seems to be all the rage in North Carolina (never saw it much in NY and MN) to drive your kids to school [...]

Fidel Castro slams U.S. for battle over healthcare – Yahoo! News

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Fidel Castro slams U.S. for battle over healthcare – Yahoo! News.
Aw, it’s so nice that Fidel cares so deeply about us.   I love when tiny, little countries deride us for not doing X.  As if delivering health care on a tiny little island made up of a few million people compares at all to delivering [...]

The BA Collective – Maintaining and Keeping Your Edge: 5 Tips to Landing a Job

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The BA Collective – Maintaining and Keeping Your Edge: 5 Tips to Landing a Job.
Kudo’s to my sister, Renee St. Louis, for another fine article aimed at business analysts, but also at any one looking for work.  I’d also add in my career advice for anyone getting started in the software field.

John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare – WSJ.com

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Great overall article by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey (I knew there was a reason I bought their stock).  Have to take issue with one point, though:
• What other goods or services do we buy without knowing how much they will cost us?
via John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare – WSJ.com.
I think there [...]

Advice for New Home Builders

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

My wife and I recently built a house.  Well, OK, it was recently finished.  We started the process before the great housing market slump and, naturally, put our old house up on the market right as the slump hit!  Needless to say, that part has been stressful.  Still, for the most part, it was worth [...]

“Cash for clunkers” gets a $2 billion boost – Yahoo! News

Friday, August 7th, 2009

“Cash for clunkers” gets a $2 billion boost – Yahoo! News.
Yes!  More debt!  Awesome!  Can’t wait until the bill comes due for all of this stuff.   Say it together with me now kids:  tax hike!
Hey, at least we are all stimulated, right?  Never mind the landfills full up with perfectly good, operating cars nor the [...]