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catdynamics | February 5, 2009just had an occasion to zip about the country a bit, and feel a need to free-associate random bits of anecdotal impression
The US Senate has stopped vote on the stimulus package, for tonight.
In the process of bipartisan cutting the package seems to have grown by few tens of billions.
Couple of days ago I was in line at a university cafeteria.
A well dressed young woman was holding up the line while she asked for a custom pack of sushi be made up - not someone to eat a 20 minute old pack of california roll, her.
But, oops, she had no money, and no funds left in her pre-paid campus card.
No…
catdynamics | February 5, 2009Krugman worried that any prospects for the US avoiding depression would be scuppered by the collective action of the "fifty Herbert Hoovers" - the individual state governors acting to cut spending as the federal government tried to boost spending.
If the states deflate faster than the feds can inflate, then depression comes.
Apparently that is not the threat, but the 99 Herberts in the upper house of congress.
Some of the states are cutting brutally - my proximate indicator is from the cuts I hear passed down, planned for or rumoured in the university systems. Pay freezes and hiring…
catdynamics | January 21, 2009it is cloudy and cold...
some random links to ponder:
FSP is on form as she asks "How hard should graduate students work?"
Mike Tobis studies blog error propagation
The Glorious Fool
"And I? Ah, would that I might these
Rude stanzas shape to worth and rule;
But like you, I may not please
Half-hearted men, Oh, glorious fool!"
The Blog
The President's Blog
US flattened by self-administered denial-of-service attack
Obama is clearly having issues with NASA, to the extent it is even on his radar - but at least some fairly high level Obama assistant is having trouble deciding on NASA - too many…
catdynamics | January 13, 2009the weather is perfect
the ambiance is ideal
the food is good
the company is stimulating
but...
California is just not designed with pedestrians in mind, to the level that it is near impossible to cross roads separating adjacent neighbourhoods, or even walk between adjacent areas of shopping and business
is it really possible a good idea to legislate that children must eat well and rest? Will this actually lead to healthy laid back adults, or a major backlash...?
why does fresh produce grown locally cost twice as much as the same item shipped 3,000 miles?
the Invitation to the Inauguration…
rallain | January 13, 2009I was going to title this post "Blog-a-lama-ding-dong" but I read somewhere that the title should be very descriptive (for better search optimization). So, my brother decided to start a blog. He was looking for some direction. I am by no means an expert blogger, but I do have some ideas about blogging. But remember - not an expert. If you are serious, seek professional advice.
Below are some random thoughts, and observations from my slightly more than 1 year of blogging.
Oh - here is my brother's blog (lifeofajenius.blogspot.com). I am still not sure what it is about, but his post on…
catdynamics | January 2, 2009An intruder received a taste of divine reckoning as he was chased from the Edinburgh flat he was breaking into by a man dressed as the Norse god Thor.
Strange for a grown man to be frightened by a
widdle pussy cat...
though Thor can be most fearsome when angered.
Oh,
that incarnation
well, duh.
'course the whole "Beta Ray Bill" story line was just dumb.
And "Thunderstrike"? Pleeaaseee...
catdynamics | January 1, 2009Oh me, oh nine.
We anticipate the arrival of '09, and road weary ask the Mighty iPod One: what, oh what, will the New Year bring?
Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: Reel Around the Fountain - Smiths
The Crossing: Ligga Ligga Lá - Ómar Ragnarsson
The Crown: Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte
The Root: Klappa Saman Lófunum
The Past: My Youngest Son Came Home Today - Billy Bragg
The Future: In Too Deep - Genesis
The Questioner: Diamond Dogs - Bowie
The House: You've Been Flirting Again - Björk
The Inside: Seventeen - Sex Pistols
The Outcome: Come Back - Pearl Jam
Hm, lots of…
catdynamics | December 30, 2008or, why I didn't stop in Texas
Why I don't stop in Texas.
Did not have the intended effect.
Gonna pull crap like that
do it with some style
catdynamics | December 26, 2008Rainy day friday, or at least it still is in some time zone...
So, oh Mighty iPod.
Roses?
Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: Debora - T. Rex
The Crossing: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The Crown: Brassneck - The Wedding Present
The Root: This Leaden Pail - Half Man Half Biscuit
The Past: International Jet Set - Specials
The Future: The Card Cheat - Clash
The Questioner: Pease Porridge Hot
The House: All You Pretty Girls - XTC
The Inside: The Len Ganley Stance - Half Man Half Biscuit
The Outcome: Malayan Jelutong - Half Man Half Biscuit
Well, you tell me...
As always, the Key…
catdynamics | December 19, 2008it is strange what compromises of standards we are sometimes driven to make,
for the children of course
Wham!
I just paid real money to acquire this blast from the past...
iTunes. Single version of course.
I blame the (rather good) ice skating routine that used this at the christmas holiday show.
That is my excuse anyway, and I am sticking with it.
catdynamics | December 19, 2008Oh, Mighty iPod! Tell us, if you will, as we contemplate the ice pellets plinking down on the impending solstice; what Change may we expect in the coming year?
Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: Stereotype - Specials
The Crossing: I Don't Want To See You Again - Undertones
The Crown: Bengali in Platforms - Morrissey
The Root: The End - Doors
The Past: Used To Love Him - Fiona Apple
The Future: Menuett G-Dur - Mozart
The Questioner: Turning Blue - Undertones
The House: First of the Gang to Die - Morrissey
The Inside: Concerto #6 in B flat major - Brandenburg Concertos
The…
catdynamics | December 12, 2008Look to your left.
Now look to your right.
No. Lower.
Ah, there. See it?
Science News from the New York Times.
And right back at ya.
Yes!
ScienceBlogs and The New York Times are now link buddies.
We link to them. They link to us.
On a "best of..." basis.
I'm not quite sure if this makes the NYT more hip, or us more stodgy, but I am sure it all for the best.
Guess I'll be owing Overbye some more link love, eh?
NYT started off with a link to Chad's Quantum Burger.
Chad is apparently frozen out today, so he may not know this yet...
catdynamics | December 12, 2008Brrrrrrr... another frosty friday, eh.
So, modulo the vagaries of The Powers That Be, what, Oh Mighty iPod One, is to be the Fate of the US Automobile Manufacturers?
Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.
The Covering: Barnið Sefur (live) - Bubbi Morthens
The Crossing: Look At The Monkeys
The Crown: Fairly In The Money Now - Undertones
The Root: If I Had Possession Over Pancake Day - Half Man Half Biscuit
The Past: Waiting For the Great Leap Forward - Billy Bragg
The Future: Bílavísur - Björk
The Questioner: It's All Been Done - Barenaked Ladies
The House: Bodies - Sex Pistols
The Inside:…