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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Happy Grover Appreciation Day
Happy Grover Appreciation Day (HT Boing Boing):
John Scalzi has unilaterally declared February 15th to be Grover Appreciation Day, commemorating the world’s greatest Muppet. Consider me part of the Coalition of the Willing on this.
Video evidence proving Grover’s superiority can be found at Scalzi’s Whatever. Alternately, you could just go re-read The Monster at the End [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Random News by Joe White
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Goodbye Festus
The better part of two decades ago, JJ Baskin asked me if I would like a cat. JJ had given the cat to his brother and sister-in-law the previous year, but she developed allergies and they could not keep him any longer. I agreed to take him, and Festus entered my life. A Russian Blue, [...]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Kate Elizabeth White
Born January 29, 2010, 6:19pm.
7 lbs., 8 oz.
19.5 Inches.
Kate and Anne are doing fine; I’m still thunderstruck.
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Who says it is “the dismal science”?
Starts off a little slow, but give it a chance.
1 Comment » - Posted in Beliefs, Music by Joe White
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Keynesians are reality deniers
Is Keynesian Stimulus Working?:
By Chris Edwards
In his Brookings Institution speech yesterday, President Obama called for more Keynesian-style spending stimulus for the economy, including increased investment on government projects and expanded subsidy payments to the unemployed and state governments. The package might cost $150 billion or more.
The president said that we’ve had to “spend our way [...]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Does CRA Undermine Bank Safety?
Does CRA Undermine Bank Safety?:
By Mark A. Calabria
A recent policy forum here at Cato discussed the role of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in the financial crisis. While the forum focused on the federal push for ever expanding homeownership to marginal borrowers, the analysis did not touch directly upon the question of whether CRA [...]
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Mathematically Correct Breakfast — Mobius Sliced Linked Bagel
Mathematically Correct Breakfast — Mobius Sliced Linked Bagel:
Mathematically Correct Breakfast
How to Slice a Bagel into Two Linked Halves
George W. Hart
(h/t boingboing)
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Pilgrims’ Real Thanksgiving Lesson: Newsroom: The Independent Institute:
The Pilgrims’ Real Thanksgiving Lesson
November 25, 2008
Benjamin Powell
Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Advocate-Messenger, Hillsdale Daily News, Current-Argus
Feast and football. That’s what many of us think about at Thanksgiving. Most people identify the origin of the holiday with the Pilgrims’ first bountiful harvest. But few understand how the Pilgrims [...]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
The Hubris of the Trillion-Dollar Man
This:
The Hubris of the Trillion-Dollar Man:
Former President George W. Bush
said Thursday that America must resist the “temptation” to allow the government to take over the private sector, taking a subtle shot at his Democratic successor by warning that too much state intervention and protectionism will squelch the economic recovery…
“As the world recovers, we will face [...]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Baby Betting Pool!
You can play for free if you want, but where’s the fun in that?
Go to
and enter as many guesses as you want: gender, date & time, weight, and length. If you want to play for free, you are done! If you want to pay $1/guess, drop me an email; there will be winners [...]
