a couple wilco songs floating around the hypemachine. one is panthers. they also have a song called one true vine. a couple of b-sides that didn't make it on the albums. i think panthers is from a ghost is born sessions and one true vine is from the sky blue sky sessions.
going to the bayou city art festival today. we're drinking in the bayou today.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
up the ladder
warren buffet is buying. that's a signal that i should be buying. now i have to figure out what to buy. i'm putting all my money in reuseable dental floss. it's going to be the next big thing. w.b. (as i like to call him) has a great line: "be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." the market is full of fear. so if you're interested, do your homework, find a stable, undervalued company and make a splash. don't dilute your earnings and diversify. go for the big one.
here's a review of the new oliver stone movie W.
how the hell did the red sox come back and win that game last night. wow.
adam smith: eurotrash. is capitalism doomed? no. the problem lies when you brazenly flout the laws of business, there's going to be trouble.
got this in an email from my cousin commenting as joe biden about joe the plumber:
"now don't get me wrong...i love joe the plummer...i'd stick a hot needle in my eye for the man....but he's mentally unstable and smells like feet."
here's a review of the new oliver stone movie W.
how the hell did the red sox come back and win that game last night. wow.
adam smith: eurotrash. is capitalism doomed? no. the problem lies when you brazenly flout the laws of business, there's going to be trouble.
got this in an email from my cousin commenting as joe biden about joe the plumber:
"now don't get me wrong...i love joe the plummer...i'd stick a hot needle in my eye for the man....but he's mentally unstable and smells like feet."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
casey at the bat
the greatest moment in baseball history took place when i was eight years old. i watched it happen. i still can't believe it.
death and all of his friends
we had our last great debate last night. and it seems that joe the plumber is all anyone can focus on. as many times as john mccain mentioned the name, joe the plumber, he better be the first guy he calls if there is a leak in the white house, should he win the election.
and what's with calling everyone "my friends?" that's enough with that.
the phillies are going to the world series. that is the team that ed wade built. mostly. but that brings about great expectations for astros fans. i trust ed wade in evaluating raw, unproven talent, such as ryan howard, chase utley and jimmy rollins. but his trades are so lop-sided. he got nothing for scott rolen, he got nothing for curt schilling and he got nothing for brad lidge. stay away from trades and we should be alright.
oil is continuing to drop. but we're not seeing it at the stations yet, are we? it's falling, but compare the price of gasoline pre-runup to post-runup. they sure don't come down as fast as they go up. funny how that happens.
how do we manage the banks? here's some points.
the nikkei and dow convergence.
early voting is going to take place soon. there will be polling stations open on sat. oct. 25th and sunday, oct. 26th. you can vote at any polling station that is participating in early voting as long as you're registered.
and what's with calling everyone "my friends?" that's enough with that.
the phillies are going to the world series. that is the team that ed wade built. mostly. but that brings about great expectations for astros fans. i trust ed wade in evaluating raw, unproven talent, such as ryan howard, chase utley and jimmy rollins. but his trades are so lop-sided. he got nothing for scott rolen, he got nothing for curt schilling and he got nothing for brad lidge. stay away from trades and we should be alright.
oil is continuing to drop. but we're not seeing it at the stations yet, are we? it's falling, but compare the price of gasoline pre-runup to post-runup. they sure don't come down as fast as they go up. funny how that happens.
how do we manage the banks? here's some points.
the nikkei and dow convergence.
early voting is going to take place soon. there will be polling stations open on sat. oct. 25th and sunday, oct. 26th. you can vote at any polling station that is participating in early voting as long as you're registered.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
keep the wolves from the door
excellent article on the slow death of reaganomics.
administration on the move to unclog credit avenues.
we now have the decabox on cnbc.
speaking of deca-stuff, there is a complete series of movies called the decalogue filmed for polish television like ten years ago. there are ten movies and each has a central theme from the ten commandments. at this point, you're probably thinking kirk cameron and uncomfortable high-fives and cheesy 90 minute character turnarounds. this is not that. these movies ever-so-slightly mix the commandment theme with the plot of the movie. i only saw four of them, but i was blown away. great stuff. and each one is only about an hour. you're not watching a whole two-hour movie. if you've got a free weekend, check it out. credit to dave mann for introducing me to the decalogue.
bob dylan has a new bootleg series out. i have volumes 1-3 which have an amazing non-released (i guess it's officially released now, right?) song called "she's your lover now." excellent stuff.
administration on the move to unclog credit avenues.
we now have the decabox on cnbc.
speaking of deca-stuff, there is a complete series of movies called the decalogue filmed for polish television like ten years ago. there are ten movies and each has a central theme from the ten commandments. at this point, you're probably thinking kirk cameron and uncomfortable high-fives and cheesy 90 minute character turnarounds. this is not that. these movies ever-so-slightly mix the commandment theme with the plot of the movie. i only saw four of them, but i was blown away. great stuff. and each one is only about an hour. you're not watching a whole two-hour movie. if you've got a free weekend, check it out. credit to dave mann for introducing me to the decalogue.
bob dylan has a new bootleg series out. i have volumes 1-3 which have an amazing non-released (i guess it's officially released now, right?) song called "she's your lover now." excellent stuff.
Monday, October 13, 2008
good news for people who love good news
the gap is widening. dare i say, people are paying attention?
here is the website to sign up for legs against arms mailing list. they haven't played any shows in a while, but sign up anyway. they're coming out of the studio soon with some wild stuff.
europe's got a case of meanies.
hank paulson bested by the british.
paul krugman wins nobel economics prize.
obama's economic rescue plan. i hope it includes gift certificates to best buy because i've had my eye on this amazing gift certificate there that i could buy with the other gift certificate.
troopergate? that's weak. how about: palin's folly?
here is the website to sign up for legs against arms mailing list. they haven't played any shows in a while, but sign up anyway. they're coming out of the studio soon with some wild stuff.
europe's got a case of meanies.
hank paulson bested by the british.
paul krugman wins nobel economics prize.
obama's economic rescue plan. i hope it includes gift certificates to best buy because i've had my eye on this amazing gift certificate there that i could buy with the other gift certificate.
troopergate? that's weak. how about: palin's folly?
monday, monday
stocks are up so far this morning. i also had a fiber one peanut butter granola bar for breakfast. that was perfection.
here's some ideas to keep in mind during a recession.
we've had to plan for a hurricane and a recession this year. that's quite the twofer. now let's not add president mccain to that list and i'll be a happy man.
little bit of history on the tools FDR and others have used in similar situations.
interesting review of a band called department of eagles. it's done by one of the guys in grizzly bear, which immediately perks my ears. haven't heard any of it yet. but if anyone reads this and does listen to it, let me know.
"forget about your house of cards, and i'll do mine."
went to my first texans game this weekend. i know i recently posted that i would never go because ticket prices are outrageous and blah, blah, blah. but.....this one was FREE. that's right. you don't turn down anything that's free and that includes the few things that were free that i should have turned down like that bowl of hush puppies. so what a game right! texans try to blow every chance they get and they still end up winning. don't know how they did it. my eyes were closed most of the game in fear. but i heard cheering and that was a good sign.
got a midterm on tuesday and saturday. that means i'm halfway done with my last semester. wow.
here's some ideas to keep in mind during a recession.
we've had to plan for a hurricane and a recession this year. that's quite the twofer. now let's not add president mccain to that list and i'll be a happy man.
little bit of history on the tools FDR and others have used in similar situations.
interesting review of a band called department of eagles. it's done by one of the guys in grizzly bear, which immediately perks my ears. haven't heard any of it yet. but if anyone reads this and does listen to it, let me know.
"forget about your house of cards, and i'll do mine."
went to my first texans game this weekend. i know i recently posted that i would never go because ticket prices are outrageous and blah, blah, blah. but.....this one was FREE. that's right. you don't turn down anything that's free and that includes the few things that were free that i should have turned down like that bowl of hush puppies. so what a game right! texans try to blow every chance they get and they still end up winning. don't know how they did it. my eyes were closed most of the game in fear. but i heard cheering and that was a good sign.
got a midterm on tuesday and saturday. that means i'm halfway done with my last semester. wow.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
time to think
voting time is getting closer. where are you going to vote? how do you know? well my friend austin has the answers. here's some links:
here is the list of numbers for every county in texas. find your county, find the number, call and find out where to vote.
those of you in harris county can possibly look here. but if that doesn't work, look at the above link and call the number.
websites are a treasure chest of information. here is obama's website. go and look around. it just takes a second.
remember, this is your future. if you care at all about how much you pay for a bottle of pills, about how far reaching the american military machine will reach, about the way we use energy and how our energy policy has corrupted our foreign policy, about regulations when it comes to bills introduced by republicans such as phil gramm that eliminates oversight on financial institutions, about the role america will play in the next 50 years to come up with positive solutions to furious predicaments that face us, find out where you vote and vote for the party that speaks for you. quick question: are you better off after the last 8 years? are you? i'm not. think about it.
here is the list of numbers for every county in texas. find your county, find the number, call and find out where to vote.
those of you in harris county can possibly look here. but if that doesn't work, look at the above link and call the number.
websites are a treasure chest of information. here is obama's website. go and look around. it just takes a second.
remember, this is your future. if you care at all about how much you pay for a bottle of pills, about how far reaching the american military machine will reach, about the way we use energy and how our energy policy has corrupted our foreign policy, about regulations when it comes to bills introduced by republicans such as phil gramm that eliminates oversight on financial institutions, about the role america will play in the next 50 years to come up with positive solutions to furious predicaments that face us, find out where you vote and vote for the party that speaks for you. quick question: are you better off after the last 8 years? are you? i'm not. think about it.
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