Fri, 29 Jul 2011

10 and 10

I just heard something interesting. The DOW is over 10,000 while unemployment is nearing 10%. Is the recession over? I guess it depends on which 10 you're part of!

I originally wrote this in October, 2009. The DOW is now around 12,000, but unemployment is still at around 10%. The idiots in Washington are pushing us toward a national default on our debt and the housing market is still in the crapper. Things getting better? Not by any measure I have a part of. I guess if you're a rich Republican, you are richer while the rest of us are still just hanging on.

posted 09:16 [/Economy] permanent link

Going to the Fair -- It's Gona Be Hot

We are going to the California State Fair today, so, naturally, it's going to be 100°F+. We have had relatively mild weather here is Sacramento, but, of course, on the day we are going to be walking around on blacktop surrounded by a major head island, it's going to be over 100. I'm beginning to wonder if this relationship between going to the fair and high temperatures is some sort of law of nature. It might be that fairs attract heat like trailer parks attract tornadoes. I can't be sure -- I haven't conducted any scientific study, but it sure seems like that.

posted 08:42 [/bloids] permanent link