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http://gerald-belton.blogspot.com/
On economics, mathematics, beer, homebrewing, guns, sailing, and other fun stuff. I'm a media Research Director by day and college student by night. I'm working on a BSc in Mathematics and Economics through the External Programme of the University of London. I also spend way too much time playing Flickr Group Roulette.
- Added on: Sep 11th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Gerald Belton
- Listed in: Economics Personal
- Tags: beer sailing economics guns mathematics scouting
Recent Posts
Jesus was NOT homeless
If I hear one more person say that Jesus was homeless, I'm gonna scream. Or maybe puke. Every Christmas season we will hear the inevitable revisionist version of the Christmas story in order to further government programs. Jesse Jackson was the firs...
Quote of the day
"He's not a grinch, he's an economist." -- the FastDraw guys on CBS Sunday Morning. ...
DARPA Network Challenge
DARPA, the real inventors of the Internet (sorry Al), is conducting an experiment to determine the usefulness of social networks in solving certain kinds of problems. Tomorrow they will launch 10 red balloons, tethered at fixed locations somewhere i...
The President Gets It Right
Y'all know I'm no fan of Obama, but I thought his speech last night was nearly perfect. I was surprised by how many times I found myself nodding in agreement. I even said out loud "It looks like he finally grew a pair." I was impressed that he recog...
52 New Laws Take Effect Today in North Carolina
I've quoted James Madison here before, but it bears repeating: "It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they can not be read, or so incoherent that they can not be ...
Ouch!
I've been a lazy guy lately, and it's started to show. And with the holidays coming up, it's only going to get worse unless I force myself to do something about it. So today at noon I headed over to the Y and started a new workout program: Stronglif...
