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Enablers of the Housing Bubble - J. Bradford DeLong’s...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:12:23 -0500

Enablers of the Housing Bubble - J. Bradford DeLong’s Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles

“Fannie, Freddie, and Ginnie were losing market share as the housing bubble grew—not gaining it. They did not force more lax lending standards on the private market, they followed the private market down.”

A Weekend in Sacramento - The New York Times > Travel >...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:26:09 -0500

A Weekend in Sacramento - The New York Times > Travel > Slide Show > Slide 10 of 14

My mom (seated on the right) and a friend of hers from high school ended up in a NY Times travel piece on Sacramento.

"The biggest disappointment has nothing to do with the filmmakers. “The Damned United”..."

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:20:44 -0400

“The biggest disappointment has nothing to do with the filmmakers. “The Damned United” received an R rating because of the profanity, half of which is impossible to understand if you didn’t grow up on the streets of Leeds. Bloody hell. Bring the snappers anyway.”

- Review: ‘The Damned United’ a great biopic

"The team of investors dropped Rush Limbaugh for one reason and one reason only: his history of..."

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:03:18 -0400

“The team of investors dropped Rush Limbaugh for one reason and one reason only: his history of race-baiting comments had turned him from a rich asset to a rich liability. It was a business decision, nothing more, and for Limbaugh to play the victimhood card is pathetic. He made this bed for himself with years of ugly comments (anyone remember his vile smears of Michael J. Fox?) and now he has to lie in it — fleas and all.”

- Little Green Footballs - Rush Limbaugh: I’m a Victim

Free market at work, bitches.

Berkeley Rep takes spotlight as Broadway star

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:57:15 -0400

Berkeley Rep takes spotlight as Broadway star:

Cool things happening at Berkeley Rep…

Petulance and the Prize

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:57:14 -0400

Petulance and the Prize:

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OK, fine … but I still just can’t get into Prairie Home Companion.

Garrison Keillor:

The wailing and gnashing of teeth that you hear among Republicans is 68 percent envy and…

PRIVATIZE EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT'S MORE EFFICIENT.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:18 -0400

PRIVATIZE EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT'S MORE EFFICIENT. :

PRIVATIZE EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT’S MORE EFFICIENT.

http://bit.ly/vZhO7

Ok. Maybe not.

Seriously, this is one of the central techniques of the mobsters in _Goodfellas_. Get into a place that…

"The NFL continues to trot out ugly, hopelessly dated “retro” uniforms that don’t..."

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:06:51 -0400

“The NFL continues to trot out ugly, hopelessly dated “retro” uniforms that don’t mean a damn thing to anyone. Good call by NBC’s Keith Olbermann on that hideous version worn by the Denver Broncos, calling them “the 1972 San Diego Padres.””

- Bruce Jenkins’ Three Dot Blog

Little Green Footballs - Ready ... Set ... Now Count Those Words!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:03:43 -0400

Little Green Footballs - Ready ... Set ... Now Count Those Words!:

I kinda have a crush on LGF lately.

Michael Bauer: Between Meals : This just in: men like gin, scotch and bourbon

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:10:50 -0400

Michael Bauer: Between Meals : This just in: men like gin, scotch and bourbon

State reveals detailed high-speed train plans from San Francisco to San Jose - San Jose Mercury News

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:58:50 -0400

State reveals detailed high-speed train plans from San Francisco to San Jose - San Jose Mercury News:

BUILD IT

"Asked if he felt he needed another practice session, Johnson said, “No, I don’t think..."

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:45:55 -0400

“Asked if he felt he needed another practice session, Johnson said, “No, I don’t think I’m going to go from this stuff to being 25 again and knocking the catcher over.””

- Perry’s 8th-inning Journey

If Not Today, Then Tomorrow

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:54:39 -0400

If Not Today, Then Tomorrow:

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The answer to the question at the end: because, while Force.com does a lot of things well, there is a metric shit-ton of things it just cannot do that a “big iron” server solution…

America: Still Fucked in the Head

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:18:50 -0400

America: Still Fucked in the Head:

On the bright side, though, the Mayan zombie gods should wipe us all out in just a couple years.

Party Ends for Kabul Embassy’s Booze-Soaked Guard Force | Danger Room | Wired.com

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:58:33 -0400

Party Ends for Kabul Embassy’s Booze-Soaked Guard Force | Danger Room | Wired.com:

So this is what happened to all the frat parties when they stopped happening in Chico. Kabul?!? Wow. Who knew?

Oh, this is going to turn out well.

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:31:14 -0400

Oh, this is going to turn out well.:

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Wait, this is a rerun. I’ve seen this episode before. It was Season 1 or maybe Season 3. During one of the arrests one of the mopes hit an old police detective and Greggs and Carver…

Al Franken talks an anti-healthcare-reform mob down

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:31:13 -0400

Al Franken talks an anti-healthcare-reform mob down:

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My favorite part is when the guy asks “Well, is that where they have a lot of immigrants?” That’s right, pal, when confronted with facts that challenge your asinine view of the…

Freak-Out of the Day

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:50:09 -0400

Freak-Out of the Day:

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Kudos to LGF for calling the latest bullshit to come out of Wingnuttia what it really is — a complete brain-dead freakout.

The right wing blogosphere is hyperventilating again,…

"Catcher Eli Whiteside said he watched film, noticed that Penny relied too heavily on his fastball..."

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:32:11 -0400

“Catcher Eli Whiteside said he watched film, noticed that Penny relied too heavily on his fastball and asked for more offspeed pitches earlier in the count. Penny liked the plan and said of Whiteside, “There’s not a guy who has called a better game for me in my career.””

- Newcomer finds his game in shutting down Phils

Whiteside caught Sanchez’s no-no as well as Zito’s 8 1/3 inning gem. Wouldn’t surprise me if Molina’s extended stay on the bench is because Whiteside calls a better game and the other Giants pitchers react to him much the same way as Penny did. And now with Posey up … we may have seen the last of Bengie.

[video] Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:11:29 -0400

[video] Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids:

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Well, someone has to set up the kids’ Portal account for them…

‘E-Mom’ Gloria Bianco shows Jim and Tracy how geographical distance is no longer a roadblock to shamelessly…