The Western Syndicate

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Thanks Drew

The laugh was helpful

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

I liked this anecdote reported on Yahoo Finance. #8 in a list of 10:

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107261/dumbest-moments-in-business-2009-midyear-edition.html;_ylt=Aubt8tBgOlOVXdJTsAktdxK7YWsA?mod=career-leadership

8. U.S. Debt is 'Safe.' Seriously. Stop Laughing

Following a speech at Peking University on his first trip to China as Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner was asked to share his thoughts about the safety of Chinese investments in the United States. They are "VERY safe," he quickly asserted.

At which point the audience burst out laughing. Apparently, the audience was amused not only by the answer's substance, but by the flat "don't worry your little young heads about it" certainty with which Geithner insisted that China's U.S. debt holdings were A-OK. Because as even a group of Chinese college kids understood, that's just not as clear as the Treasury Secretary insisted it was.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Who watches the Watchmen?

The smiley face on Mars:

http://jennifersaylor.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/face-on-mars-revealed/

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The end

And I mean democracy in the entire world, not just the US.

Democracy

I think we're looking at the end of democracy.

I could explain why, but I think I'll leave you guessing for the moment.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Lunar

HD Images from Japan's Kaguya Lunar Probe

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Alarming

America’s ice sculptures melting at alarming rate (Derf)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a cautionary statement this week regarding the accelerated melting rates of America’s ice sculptures. The agency cited facts from a recent study indicating within a decade the U.S. production of ice sculptures may not be able to keep pace with the melting of current sculptures. Experts say virtually all of America’s original ice sculptures have melted and new replacement sculptures are being created daily.