I’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is Writer’s Digest’s Questions and Quandries.
When it comes to risky behavior in the market, America has a double standard. We”re told that economic risk-taking as the key to entrepreneurial success, but when big entrepreneurs take big risks that fail it”s amazing how often they get bailed out.
Indeed, the history of modern American business is littered with federal bailouts, loan guarantees, and no-questions-asked reorganizations. Some are well known, such as the Chrylser bailout of 1979, the savings and loan bailout of 1989, and the airline bailout of 2001. Robert Reich
Part of being a good citizen of the blogosphere is visiting, reading and, most importantly, taking the time to leave a comment on other’s blogs. It’s all about the conversation. In the interest of setting an example I’ve decided to link to those blog posts that have compelled me to leave a comment.
0925 Bleeding Hearts Will Kill Us All
0859 Red Herrings
The surge is Bush”s answer
to the urge to purge the
failure in Iraq from his legacy.
He wants to delay acknowledging
his inability to meet any of the war”s
objectives until the next election.
That way, in his mind at least,
we”ll be winning when he leaves,
so it will be 44 that loses the war.
From Success Is Where You Define It by Ken Duncan.
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Have you ever heard that a dog “knows” when an earthquake is about to hit?
Have you ever heard that a dog can “sense” when a tornado is stirring up, even twenty miles away?
Do you remember hearing that, before the December tsunami struck Southeast Asia, dogs started running frantically away from the seashore, at breakneck speed?
I’m a firm believer that animals – and especially dogs – have keen insights into the Truth.
And you can’t tell me that dogs can’t sense a potentially terrible disaster well in advance.
Simply said, a good ol’ hound dog just knows when something isn’t right, when impending doom is upon us.
Yesterday I heard a radio news reporter comment: President Bush saying he’s waiting to hear what General Petraeus is going to say is like Edgar Bergman saying he’s waiting to hear what Charlie McCarthy has to say. And if you think I’m being unkind, the headline Petraeus Gives Exclusive One Hour Interview To Fox seals the deal.
Can’t have any non-Faux News journalists asking real questions, can we?
And from Andrew Sullivan: If Drudge is right and the general and the ambassador are going to give Fox News’ Brit Hume an exclusive hour-long sit-down, then it seems to me they forfeit any pretense of neutrality.
They really need either to stick to the Congressional testimony, or appear on more outlets than a purely Republican network. It’s extremely important for the integrity of the US military – and the credibility of Petraeus – that it remain above partisanship and even the appearance of partisanship. Here’s hoping Drudge is wrong.
They couldn’t be that stupid, could they?
Stupid? Bush? No. Arrogant? Yes.
…how you say a thing is enormously important. So many scientists think that once they figure it out, that’s all they have to do, and writing it up is just a chore. I never saw it that way; part of the art of any kind of total scholarship is to say it well.” Stephen Jay Gould
My name is Jeff Hess and I’m a biblioholic. I own hundreds of books. Not valuable books, mostly Science Fiction paperbacks and text books, tomes rescued by the bag from library book sales. A few years ago, in the interest of not burying myself, I began reading more books from the library and taking notes. My electronic chapbook was born.
This is a passage I copied from Sweeping Changes: A Practical Guide to Zen in Your Home by Gary Thorp.
There is a story that many present-day Buddhist teachers love to tell, about a Zen monk who, when shivering in the freezing temperature of his small cottage, removed the carved figure of the Buddha from the altar and used it for firewood. p. 56
I still have in my files the carefully photocopied (and redacted, he covered up the cartoons) copy of Playboy’s October 1967 interview with New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison. It was my introduction, long before Oliver Stone, to the idea of conspiracy and cover-up as a way of doing business in America. My dad calls these scary.
I’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is Writer’s Digest: A Writer’s Perspective.
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
My name is Jeff Hess and I’m a biblioholic. I own hundreds of books. Not valuable books, mostly Science Fiction paperbacks and text books, tomes rescued by the bag from library book sales. A few years ago, in the interest of not burying myself, I began reading more books from the library and taking notes. My electronic chapbook was born.
This is a passage I copied from Sweeping Changes: A Practical Guide to Zen in Your Home by Gary Thorp.
I should point out to those unfamiliar with Buddhism that paying homage to any of these shrines or sculpted figures in no way constitutes the worshiping of idols. Practitioners of Zen, in particular, are quite aware that these objects are merely a particular arrangement of metal, wood, stone or plastic. Yet, like a photograph, they remind us of something that we hold particularly dear. They are extensions of the very qualities that we would like to develop within ourselves. p. 54
I still have in my files the carefully photocopied (and redacted, he covered up the cartoons) copy of Playboy’s October 1967 interview with New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison. It was my introduction, long before Oliver Stone, to the idea of conspiracy and cover-up as a way of doing business in America. My dad calls these scary.
Part of being a good citizen of the blogosphere is visiting, reading and, most importantly, taking the time to leave a comment on other’s blogs. It’s all about the conversation. In the interest of setting an example I’ve decided to link to those blog posts that have compelled me to leave a comment.
I’m constantly tossing interesting websites into what I call my blogpile. Some of them find their way here in the form of regular posts, but more often than not they languish and get buried deeper in the pile. The end result is that I have to go back and do a bit of shoveling. Today’s item is Eating For Energy Or For Stress Relief?
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