R. Glenn Hubbard was mentioned to have been on the short list to succeed Greenspan at the Fed, Ben Bernanke landed the post. The 2006 Columbia follies saw an opportunity, here’s their rather hilarious production: Every breath you take Every change of rate Jobs you don’t create While we still stagflate… I’ll be watching you [...]
Archive for April, 2006
Every Breath You Take
Posted in ECONOMICS & FINANCE, HEH, POLITICS, VIDEO DU JOUR on April 28, 2006 | Comments Off
Determination
Posted in HEH, VIDEO DU JOUR on April 23, 2006 | Comments Off
Yeah yeah I know, I’ve not been posting much lately and the video du jour tag needs a name change. Kathy Sierra posted a beautiful video this weekend. She tells the story of her barn-sitting experience and the arrival of the filly in the above pic (photo credit Kathy Sierra, natch). Go watch the video.
Hybrid Vespa
Posted in ENERGY, HEH, SHINY on April 15, 2006 | Comments Off
Okay, here’s a hybrid I can deal with in the city: Vespa announced the new hybrid electric / gasoline model, looks like a hike down to soho is in the cards this week. Wonder if it’s E85-friendly too :)
Woolsey And Schultz
Posted in ECONOMICS & FINANCE, ENERGY, POLITICS, SECURITY & PRIVACY on April 15, 2006 | Comments Off
I just finished reading the Committee on the Present Danger Policy Paper: OIL & SECURITY and The Petroleum Bomb, a small part of my Easter weekend reading keeping me from more outdoor time (I did get a short hike in today, though). Not sure if I agree with it all, but one thing I do [...]
Subway Photography
Posted in HEH, PHOTOGRAPHY, SECURITY & PRIVACY on April 5, 2006 | Comments Off
The MTA is backing off their position re photography in and about the transit system. Their representation that photography is illegal has been used to intimidate photographers on more than one occasion. There was not law, there is no law that makes photography illegal. Catherine Rinaldi, general counsel and deputy executive director for MTA, conceded [...]









