Monthly Archives: December 2011

Merry Christmas!

It’s Christmas 2011 and I’ll keep it short and sweet: Merry Christmas! Continue reading

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My Tablet and Yvou

Based on this page from the instruction manual, I suspect the proofreader’s tablet wasn’t connected to the internet while (s)he was checking it for errors… Continue reading

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Budgeting the U.S.A. in one Chart

The Congressional Budget Office’s infographic on The U.S. Federal Budget shows we’re on the wrong side of Wilkins Micawber’s observation on financial management. Continue reading

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Something New to like about New Jersey

Joe Steinfeld’s insightful map of New Jersey gives me something to add to my impromptu, incomplete list of New Jersey things I actually like. Continue reading

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SNAP becomes P-h-D-pressing

I don’t know who to feel more sympathy for: Those pediatric neurology patients being diagnosed by the lowest bidder, astroboy.20000′s wife & three children, his boss, or the fact that his PhD in Physics is only worth about $36,000 per year as a full-time job. Continue reading

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Tragedy for 8 Horses in Japan!

The Japanese can now add “Middle-Aged Male Narcissists” to their list of property-destroying monsters. Continue reading

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