A New Economic Paradigm?
posted over 3 years ago, updated less than a minute later | 1 comment
Riots during the Economic Summit in Davos, riots in France, disgust with the banking bailout in the US ...
Economic stimulus and government fixes -- none of which appear to be working (to be fair, this crisis was 15+ years building, it *won't* be...
Economic stimulus and government fixes -- none of which appear to be working (to be fair, this crisis was 15+ years building, it *won't* be...
Election '08
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Those you despised
Have manifested their Power.
Why are you afraid?
Have manifested their Power.
Why are you afraid?
Upside-down Economics
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
This kind of stuff drives me nuts. I saw something similar, blaming "consumers" for the recession during/after 9/11.
The "consumers" are the ones losing their jobs. They're not getting golden parachutes like the super-execs. The "consumers" are o...
The "consumers" are the ones losing their jobs. They're not getting golden parachutes like the super-execs. The "consumers" are o...
The Bailout is Illegal!!!!!
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
From Rep Peter DeFazio's website:
"... Now I find out by reading the Washington Times that they have very quietly folded in all student loan debt, all automobile debt, and all credit card debt. So, the federal government is now not only going to b...
"... Now I find out by reading the Washington Times that they have very quietly folded in all student loan debt, all automobile debt, and all credit card debt. So, the federal government is now not only going to b...
The Value of America
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
The DNC is over, and the RNC is about to start (about the time Hurricane Gustav hits New Orleans, if it doesn't expend itself over Cuba), and Sarah Palin has been selected for McCain's VP.
Wow! What a race! A black man up for president, a woman u...
Wow! What a race! A black man up for president, a woman u...
Super Tuesday
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
Super Tuesday is primary (or caucus) day in a bunch of states. It may set the tone for the rest of the primary races.
Will the best (wo)man win? Don't you believe it! If the best person for the job actually got it, we wouldn't be in the mess we a...
Will the best (wo)man win? Don't you believe it! If the best person for the job actually got it, we wouldn't be in the mess we a...
Another Kind of New Year
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
Today I am 55. I feel as if I'm beginning a new stage in life. I feel as if I need to set my stage. So, what am I going to do on my birthday? Clean house. Don't laugh! I need to get rid of the clutter (I'm a clutter-bug), and re-arrange things so ...
New Year's Eve, 2007
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
Ending one year & beginning a new one.
My heart is heavy. I'm all "peopled out." I work retail and it's the end of our busy season. Also, today is my mother's birthday. Mom died in '97. I miss her. I miss being able to stop by her grave. Hap...
My heart is heavy. I'm all "peopled out." I work retail and it's the end of our busy season. Also, today is my mother's birthday. Mom died in '97. I miss her. I miss being able to stop by her grave. Hap...
Impatient
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
I'm impatient today. I felt very rushed & overloaded at work today, as if more was expected of me than I could possibly do. Still, I became impatient when customers wouldn't explain their needs quickly. Maybe I didn't show it outwardly, but I ...
Turning It Over Gets More Subtle With Practice
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
I'm having trouble getting out of my own head today. I keep on wanting to know what my Higher Power wants me working on, what am I supposed to do? Or be doing? Is there some action I should be taking? My experience in my 12-Step program tells me t...
