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Don Harrold’s Predictions On The Value of the Dollar
Patriot Day Trader | November 12th 2009 by Barton Murray
One Question, America
Patriot Day Trader | November 10th 2009 by Barton Murray
Money Pulpit It’s all okay. The system is fixed. Goldilocks is back. The dollar’s decline is “good.” Record unemployment is nothing to worry about. “The consumer” will save us all with a spending spree this read more
Debtployment: Workers of the World Unite
Patriot Day Trader | November 2nd 2009 by Barton Murray
Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis America waits with bated breath while Washington struggles to bring the U.S. economy back from the brink of disaster. Inside SEIU president Andy Stern’s culture of corruption SEIU thug read more
Brocante at Bastille begins Thursday
Paris Parfait | November 2nd 2009
Cozy knitted bottle covers, Merci, Paris. If you're in Paris later this week, the Antiquites Brocante at Bastille begins at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Take the Metro lines 1, 5 or 8 to Bastille or Quai de la Rapee... read more
Day of the Dead in Vancouver
Mexico Premiere | October 30th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell This year Vancouverites didn’t have to travel all the way to Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead. On Thursday, October 29th, the Mexico Tourism hosted a Day of the Dead fiesta at the Roundhouse in Yaletown, Vancouver, Canada. T read more
See you on the Metrobus — a new way to get around Mexico City
Mexico Premiere | October 24th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell Metrobus at a station on Avenida Insurgentes Mexico City is an endlessly fascinating place to explore, but getting around one of the world’s largest metropolises can be exhausting and frustrating to say the least. I usually take read more
No Child Left Behind
Baptist Christian Education | October 17th 2009 by Joshua Rivers
I was recently looking at some things pertaining to The No Child Left Behind Act. Here are two links: The NCLB Parents Guide to NCLB For years, I had no issues with No Child Left Behind – after all, why would I want a child to be left behind read more
The “Sick Puppies” of the Right
Café Philos: an internet café | October 17th 2009 by Sunstone
George H.W. Bush is the former president who once declared, “…I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.” His remark was so out of line that several on t read more
There Goes The Industry
Sincerely, Tiffany | October 15th 2009 by Tiffany
Times Metro Desk Cancels All Newspaper, Magazine SubscriptionsNew York ObserverThe Metro Desk at the New York Times apparently had all its newspaper and magazine subscriptions cancelled, so reporters now have to buy their own copies of the local comp read more
Why Did The Elephant Cross The Aisle?
Strict Construction | October 13th 2009 by Ken Cluck
Though it may sound like a bad, old joke, it is actually today’s news. Senator Olympia Snowe, from Maine, has once again crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats in favor of government healthcare. Many have referred to Senator Snowe as a moderate R read more
The Allston Chronicles
Sincerely, Tiffany | October 12th 2009 by Tiffany
Watch this at Boston.comI think this article just about sums up our Allston moving experience. Hell.(Two weeks late.) read more
Let Me Speak!
Sincerely, Tiffany | October 12th 2009 by Tiffany
Should Journalists Be Allowed to Tweet?This brings me back to something that my Newswriting and Reporting professor said on the first day of class this semester. Journalists, particularly hard news journalists, have to make a choice between activism read more
Pedaling Paseo de la Reforma
Mexico Premiere | October 12th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell Mexico City doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being a pedestrian or bicycle-friendly city. In fact, most of the time, crossing the teeming boulevards of La Capital makes me feel like a lone matador being charged by a herd of an read more
No pain, no glory?
Paris Parfait | October 11th 2009
Painful shoes at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, Paris. Time to leave the glamour of Longchamp and come back down to earth. Tyler Perry's personal story brought tears to my eyes. I'm looking forward to seeing Precious, although... read more
Posing for pictures
Paris Parfait | October 10th 2009
Posing for photos Sunday at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. The Arab state of Qatar sponsored this year's Arc festivities. This was their hospitality tent. Serving Arabic coffee. Chic brown-and-white ensemble. Waiting i read more
Nobel NoPeace Prize
Strict Construction | October 9th 2009 by Ken Cluck
What can the left do when their president slips in the polls daily? President Obama has failed miserably at everything he has done so far. He has not ended the Iraq war as he said he would. He will not be able to close Guantanamo as promised. He has read more
Trying on hats
Paris Parfait | October 8th 2009
Trying on hats at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sunday at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. As always, click photos to view detail. More hat photos here and here. read more
More hats and fashion from Longchamp
Paris Parfait | October 6th 2009
Photos of hats at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sunday at Longchamp, Paris. All photos by David Holmes. Watching the race. H.E. Abdullah bin Khalifa al Thani, special advisor to the Emir of Qatar. Various bands provided musical entertainment.... read more
Hats at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Paris Parfait | October 4th 2009
Traditional Qatari costumes. Qatar sponsored this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. Fuschia hat at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Check back Monday for dozens of images from the festivities at Europe's bigges read more
What State’s Rights?
Strict Construction | October 4th 2009 by Ken Cluck
At one time the federal government was seen as limited. Now under the liberal junta currently running this nation the states are being reduced to branch offices of Washington. This was never envisioned by the founders who saw our nation as sovereign read more
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp
Paris Parfait | October 3rd 2009
Champion jockey Frankie Dettori riding Spring of Fame in the Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein race. Dettori is pictured in the parade ring, just before the race Saturday at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. A Qatari tent set up on the grounds... read more
Last day for brocante at Chatou
Paris Parfait | October 3rd 2009
Antique gilt flowers centered with coloured stones are pictured at Gunnar Petterssen's stand at the 79th Foire Nationale aux Antiquites a la Brocante et aux Jambons at Ile de Chatou, France. The brocante ends at 7 p.m. Sunday, so hurry!... read more
RP placed under state of calamity
blogtech | October 3rd 2009 by chingkkay
MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo yesterday placed the entire nation in a state of calamity to allow the authorities as well as the public to prepare for super typhoon “Pepeng” and keep prices of basic commodities under control and maintain read more
David Letterman’s Affairs
Café Philos: an internet café | October 2nd 2009 by Sunstone
Some years ago, I read an insightful remark about Hugh Hefner. I can’t remember now who made the remark, except that it was a male friend of Hefner’s. At any rate, Hefner’s friend was defending Hefner from charges that he exp read more
At the Crossroads
Café Philos: an internet café | October 1st 2009 by Sunstone
I wonder whether — once this health care issue has run its course, and we either have meaningful reform or we don’t — will we discover the government of the United States is still “of the people, by the people, and for the peo read more
Look out any window
Paris Parfait | October 1st 2009
Rain-spattered window, Oxford Street, London. If you and I look out this window, chances are we won't see the same things. A tsunami in Tonga and the Somoan Islands; an earthquake in Indonesia. Refugees driven from their homes by the... read more
Nostalgia and whimsy at Chatou
Paris Parfait | September 30th 2009
Vintage dolls, toys, games, bicycles and lamps are among the items for sale at the 79th Foire Nationale aux Antiquites, a la Brocante et aux Jambons currently underway at Ile de Chatou, France. The photograph below was inspired by a... read more
Neverending Wingnut Insanity At The “How To Take Back America…
Chaotic Gravity Blog | September 30th 2009
As if the Values Voters summit on the 21st of this month was not wingnutty enough, last weekend the How To Take Back America Conference placed their bid for the latest in the most virulent anti-Obama insanity. First example, Arizona congressman Trent read more
The New American Criminal
Strict Construction | September 29th 2009 by Ken Cluck
Max Baucus of Montana is hard at work trying to force his healthcare bill through committee and onto the floor of the Senate. If he succeeds we could have a new healthcare system in this country before long. Of course the new system will take care of read more
ACORN
Café Philos: an internet café | September 28th 2009 by Sunstone
As just about everyone knows by now, several ACORN employees have been caught on camera offering advice on how to evade taxes, set up brothels and smuggle illegal immigrants into the US. Although the employees have been dutifully fired, and although read more
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