The ’80s car stereo song lives

I’ve suspected for some time that when most folks say they’re into ’80s music, they don’t mean what I mean whey I say I’m into ’80s music.  I’ve simply refused to ever leave the ’80s.  I’d guess two thirds of my iPod is either stuff I was listening to then, or stuff from then that … Read more

A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money

I posted that little blurb about Obama getting oh-so-tough with the budget at lunch, and I’ve been thinking about the numbers off and on all afternoon.  A trillion of something is very difficult to imagine. I spent a bit of time this evening on everyone’s favorite wiki, looking for fun and alarming ways to convey … Read more

The giving Bidens

It’s trivially easy to pick on Joe Biden.  He’s a walking gaffe machine.  He’s the oaf the cool kids let hang around in high school because he was such a rich source of comic relief. Well, here’s a depressing additional arena for ridicule.  (I’m a giver.)  The White House recently released the 2008 tax returns … Read more

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