Monthly Archives: May 2008

Create a Crisis, then report on it…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

It seems there are a class of people who aren’t happy unless there’s a crisis. If there isn’t one,

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Power trip…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

Unbelievable. But the $106,000-a-year affirmative-action officer who declared me guilty of “racial harassment” never spoke to me or examined the book. My own union – the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – sent an obtuse shop steward … Continue reading →

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Celtics 1969 Championship

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

Bill Russell’s last championship. Hat-tip to Newmarks Door.

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OPEC countries take their place in the world…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

Seems OPEC countries have no “spare change” available when it comes time to help those with less, especially when it comes to food. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his top lieutenants on Monday are convening the first meeting of … Continue reading →

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It’s all about the money…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

Perhaps they can use this money to offset the loss of revenue when they drop the freebie tax. Boulder residents used to renting out houses, apartments, cabins or condos for short-term vacationers could end up owing the city a chunk … Continue reading →

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Fair trade town…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

No better place then Boulder I suppose. Advocates working toward a fair-trade Boulder want city leaders to go beyond the basic commitments that other fair-trade towns have made to spread education and encourage a fair-trade marketplace. They want Boulder also … Continue reading →

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UN halts aid to Myanmar…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

What a government, eh? YANGON, Burma – Myanmar’s junta seized U.N. aid shipments today meant or a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week’s devastatingcyclone,forcing the world body to suspend further help. The aid included 38 tons of … Continue reading →

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Airline Stocks

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

The market was open, a good day to sell airline stocks. To the right is a comparison of USO, the oil ETF, to the Airline index.

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Global warming and quotes…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

On May 7th Deborah Clem wrote a letter to the editor making the simple claim that there is no scientific concensus regarding global warming. Since approaching this issue with anything resembling an open mind violates the majority of Boulderites worldview, … Continue reading →

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Boulder to examine ‘freebie tax’

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ChrisA

Now why would the Daily Camera editors put the phrase “freebie tax” in quotes? It must be because anyone with common sense knows that if a store is giving away freebies they’re making it up by selling other items. Hence, … Continue reading →

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Everyone should own a business

Posted on May 8, 2008 by ChrisA

Here are 10 reasons why, from Rich Sloan’s (co-founder of StartupNation) blog on Amazon.com.

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Now here’s a surprise…

Posted on May 7, 2008 by ChrisA

Ever the global warming opportunist, it didn’t take Al Gore long to connect the dots between the Myanmar cyclone and global warming.

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Prosecutorial misconduct

Posted on May 7, 2008 by ChrisA

Our government at work, as reported by the Volokh Conspiracy. The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the indictment. The government egregiously failed to meet its constitutional obligations under Brady and Giglio. It failed to even make … Continue reading →

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Wowza, let’s cut some veggies!

Posted on May 7, 2008 by ChrisA

I doubt veggies are cut this way at your house! Chris “Jesus” Ferguson shows how its done.

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The trifecta early

Posted on May 5, 2008 by ChrisA

The owners of Gayego, the 17th place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, have quite the success story to tell. The Wall Street Journal editorial page tells the story quite succinctly. And then there’s Gayego, which placed a mere 17th in … Continue reading →

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Flying something…

Posted on May 4, 2008 by ChrisA

… in the mountains near Nuevo Leon in Mexico. Watch the video here.

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Global warming message in India

Posted on May 4, 2008 by ChrisA

The global warming brainwashing continues worldwide. Here’s an example from St. Peter’s College in India. ‘It was a total environmental package comprising varied themes like melting of glaciers, depleting ozone layer, greenhouse gases, depleting water resources and drying up of … Continue reading →

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Other Berkshire live blogging

Posted on May 3, 2008 by ChrisA

Well not exactly live blogging anymore. Since I got some hits from folks searching for live blogging of the Berkshire meeting, so I took the liberty of searching myself. This was all I found, although Liz Clayman implied she would … Continue reading →

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Mortgage/subprime and getting rich quick

Posted on May 3, 2008 by ChrisA

Buffett and Munger comment… Says he can’t remember a similar crisis in his lifetime in which residential real estate sent “out the shock waves.” But he’s seen many variations on the theme. “There are these primal urges in trying to … Continue reading →

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Google and the fear of failure…

Posted on May 3, 2008 by ChrisA

From Maoxian’s financial blog.

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