Crisis of Credit

  An excellent visualization of the early foreclosure crisis. What’s left out is that investments weren’t just held by individuals, but also large companies (auto makers, etc). Those companies were using some of those investments in place of liquid savings accounts.
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Skype for Pocket PC ramble

My goal is to eliminate my insane cell phone bill and replace it with something that only has the functionality I require. My phone currently allows me be contacted by voice or text anywhere, anytime. Thats awesome, but 80-90% of my time is spent at home or at work with…
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April… I mean… February Showers

In the past few days we (in Hillsdale) have seen temps between 45 and 60 degrees. Today, as AccuWeather.com puts it, conditions are “Breezy with thundery rains” at 54 degrees. Its supposed to get back into the 30s this weekend and next week. In the meantime, I’m left wondering if…
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Groundhog Day

Here we are, folks: another Groundhog Day, my favorite holiday of the year. Its today that one person must repeat the day until they learn a vital moral lesson. Its apparently also midway between the winter solstice (longest night) and the vernal equinox (spring’s equal day and night). http://www.answers.com/topic/cross-quarter-day Current…
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Reminds me of the good ol’ days

I found a program online that lets you create a PokeCard. Takes me back to the days of middle school. Current Mood: geeky
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