Jul 12
Was first publishished at TruthDig.com earlier this year. Enjoy the cartoon, visit their site.
Joe
Jul 04
There are two images that come to mind on this holiday, permit me to share them both with you today.
The image above is not the signing of the declaration of independence, but its presentation to congress. A beautiful painting, currently on the back of our two dollar bill.
Above is the “Spirit of 76″, originally known as “Yankee Doodle.”
Have a safe and happy holiday.
Joe
Jun 21
From Lauren the Cartoon Godess‘ site comes this gem;
appropriate for the strange times we are living in vis a vis the stock market. Lauren - if you happen upon my site, the image above would be great on a shirt or mug, think about loading it to your CafePress store.
Enjoy the weekend!
Joe
Jun 20
There’s an attraction to the interactive sites suggesting you plug in your age, sex, etc, and see details related to your category peers. From CNN/Money I found;
Yes, I am 45-54. The site also offers median net worth based on your income. Click on the image to be taken to the site to see where you stand. Keep in mind, net worth figures generally include the value of one’s home and median is not the same as average. Median means half the population considered is higher, half lower.
Joe
Jun 14
From DopeyCowboy.com comes some advanced technical analysis (Japanese candlestick) with some interesting results;
Enjoy the weekend,
Joe
Jun 09
Last week, I read a story on SmartMoney.com stating that American Airlines was planning to charge $15 per checked bag. Here’s my response, also posted on the SmartMoney web site;
Have they really thought this through? This change in policy will have an ‘unintended consequence’ that will quickly become apparent.
As a frequent flier on American, I’ve noticed that when a flight is pretty full there’s a good chance that right as the last passengers are boarding, they realize there’s no room for their bags, the overheads are full. Now, it won’t take much to tip things to be even worse. If even 10% of the fliers decide that the $15 for the checked bag is not worth it, the overheads will fill on a more regular basis. That last few minutes of scrambling will become even longer, and flights will be delayed as those bags need to leave the cabin to get loaded into the belly of the plane. When I first heard there was talk of charging for bags, I thought they would charge for the carry ons, not checked luggage. Too bad.
Joe
May 26
Have a healthy and happy holiday.
You may click on the above image to be taken to US Memorial.Org to learn more about this holiday.
Joe
May 05
I’m starting to see more articles supporting my fears regarding the conflict between BioFuel and BioFood. The tragic unintended consequences of corn based ethanol is that the cost of food, starting with the grains, corn, wheat, and rice, has increased dramatically over the past year. Here is a chart from the World Bank illustrating this unfortunate price rise
Liz Ann Sonders (at Charles Schwab and Co.) recently wrote a piece on this topic titled “Beast of Burden: A Global Food Crisis Erupts.” An excellent discussion on this topic.
Joe
May 01
Most blogs you may read are starting to offer an RSS feed, a way of reading the blog through a reader. I use Feedburner and in the left sidebar offer links so you may access my blog through Google or Yahoo’s RSS feature. Few non-bloggers use this feature, and May 1st has been declared RSS Awareness Day.
So, if you are enjoying my blog, or any other blogs you read on a regular basis, consider become a “reader” through an RSS feed.
Joe
