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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Anthony Bourdain in Mexico
The new No Reservations about Mexico is so beautiful. I have to say, it makes me want to go south every year.
Yeah, the doll thing's creepy, but so anciently mesoamerican, scare the evil spirits away!
Yeah, the doll thing's creepy, but so anciently mesoamerican, scare the evil spirits away!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Record Year for Amazon?
How interesting. Retailers are talking about this being the biggest holiday season sales drop in forty years, down 4% from last year. At the same time, Amazon had the best year in their history.
Sure, books are going to be popular gift items when people are trying to spend less.
Maybe something else is happening too. Shopping online is catching on, demographics that had previously resisted are now comfortable with it.
Sure, books are going to be popular gift items when people are trying to spend less.
Maybe something else is happening too. Shopping online is catching on, demographics that had previously resisted are now comfortable with it.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Through The Coming Years
More Brand Nubian. Why don't these guys get recognized as the classic NYC rappers? They paved the way for so much that came after them, and still perform around town.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Poor Enforcement Costs Billions
Bernard Madoff stole $50 billion from investors through his crooked hedge fund. There are certainly more cases like this out there.
The Madoff scheme cost the government about $17 billion in lost taxes. The auto manufacturers are asking for $14 billion, and the government is still deliberating about how to pay it.
Maybe better enforcement of regulatory laws would actually be a good source of revenue for the government, in a time when we need all the cash we can get.
The Madoff scheme cost the government about $17 billion in lost taxes. The auto manufacturers are asking for $14 billion, and the government is still deliberating about how to pay it.
Maybe better enforcement of regulatory laws would actually be a good source of revenue for the government, in a time when we need all the cash we can get.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Economic predictions are fun.
I like annual predictions as a form of information modeling.
2009
Government spending will increase early 2009
Dollar will fall mid-2009
Oil will rise mid-2009
Home values will decrease throughout 2009
2010
Government spending will peak early 2010
Unemployment will bottom out early 2010
Internet technology/access will improve early 2010
Hiring will begin to increase late 2010
Stock market turbulence will continue throughout 2010
2011
Hiring will continue to rise in early 2011
Home values will begin to rise early 2011
2009
Government spending will increase early 2009
Dollar will fall mid-2009
Oil will rise mid-2009
Home values will decrease throughout 2009
2010
Government spending will peak early 2010
Unemployment will bottom out early 2010
Internet technology/access will improve early 2010
Hiring will begin to increase late 2010
Stock market turbulence will continue throughout 2010
2011
Hiring will continue to rise in early 2011
Home values will begin to rise early 2011
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
We get down for ours, we get down no doubt.
Grand Puba, from Brand Nubian, has some great solo stuff. NYC has flows that people don't even know.
I Like It video:
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