Megan McArdle has a good post today.
Are we as a people going to suck it up and pay our debts or are we going to walk away. This is something to thing about as both individuals and as a nation.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
iTunes Digitial 45s
I just saw this today. It is an interesting marketing idea to a semi-old man like me, but not old enough to be part of the original 45 era. The digital music era destroyed the idea of the Album. 10 or so songs recorded and packaged to be listened to at the same time. This is a case of form forcing function. The digital era every becomes there own radio programmer and buys and arranges individual songs. This is a way to take two songs from an artist and sell them as one unit. How many albums have 10 great songs. Some do, but I can name several where I listen to two or three tracks and skip the rest.
I have to congratulate apple on the pricing strategy. Sell two songs for $1.99 that could be purchase separately for $1.98. It looks like you get a little extra album art for your penny, but I bet the extra penny is pure profit.
I have to congratulate apple on the pricing strategy. Sell two songs for $1.99 that could be purchase separately for $1.98. It looks like you get a little extra album art for your penny, but I bet the extra penny is pure profit.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
My little girl is cute.
Check out the F family preview at Sova Photography. They did a great job on her two year pictures.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Obama Dog
I just wanted to throw out my recommendations for the new 1st pet.
#1. a mutt like Sandy form little Orphan Annie.
#2. Pete the pup from the Our Gang shorts.
#1. a mutt like Sandy form little Orphan Annie.
#2. Pete the pup from the Our Gang shorts.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Quotes from Obama's Election Night Remarks.
I just want to highlight some comments from the speech last night. If you believe Obama's rhetoric is empty, I submit these quotes for your consideration. The bully pulpit will have an occupant worthy of the title.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there."
Sorry, but this is not empty. This is an honest promise of struggle. His eyes are wide open and he has an understanding of our challenges.
"... I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand."
"It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other."
Are we looking at the return of big government liberalism. Sorry, Bush has already made big government trendy. Big government was a product of a large industrial economy. Will we rebuild our government for our post industrial and global world? We can hope.
"In this country, we rise or fall as one nations, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long."
Some have asked how will Obama show respect for the other side. Well first off he won't call you names or even un-American.
"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."
"That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow."
A weakness of the Democrats since the 60's is that they where open to the charge that they did not love their country. The new left especially was not comfortable with the rhetoric of the American revolution. Obama is helping them to overcome that.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there."
Sorry, but this is not empty. This is an honest promise of struggle. His eyes are wide open and he has an understanding of our challenges.
"... I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand."
"It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other."
Are we looking at the return of big government liberalism. Sorry, Bush has already made big government trendy. Big government was a product of a large industrial economy. Will we rebuild our government for our post industrial and global world? We can hope.
"In this country, we rise or fall as one nations, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long."
Some have asked how will Obama show respect for the other side. Well first off he won't call you names or even un-American.
"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."
"That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow."
A weakness of the Democrats since the 60's is that they where open to the charge that they did not love their country. The new left especially was not comfortable with the rhetoric of the American revolution. Obama is helping them to overcome that.
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