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Felix "Doc" Blanchard, 1924 - 2009

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-doc-blanchard20-2009apr20,0,3054987.story

The passing of a true hero and role model....


The Economic Price Sometimes of Being Older

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009086073_sarge20m.html

I have been there and done this, and will probably have to do it again, perhaps sooner than I would like given my current growing dire personal economic circumstances. Hopefully any time ahead sleeping in the cab of my truck will be limited and I will get unexpected help from unanticipated sources like this man did.


Ecological Ignorance and Economic Collapse

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175061/chip_ward_let_s_not_recover

Superb essay making a great explanation comparing the economy to the natural world.


The Dangers of the Banking Oligarchy on the American Economy and Quality of Life

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905/imf-advice

Must read..


A New Look to Restore The Roar

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090420/SPORTS0101/904200404/Lions%20%20new%20logo%20has%20fangs%20%20flowing%20mane

I don't think getting a more mean looking logo is going to make them winners anytime soon, but at least they will win a few games in '09 unlike when they lost 'em all in '08. won't they ?


The Wonderful Growing Bullet Train System of Spain

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124018395386633143.html

Sensational ! This is what we need in the US, but sadly, I don't think what we will get down the road if it even comes to fruition will be anything close to what Spain has already accomplished and aspires to:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124018395386633143.html#project%3DFASTRAIL09%26articleTabs%3Dinteractive


Going Down, But Nowhere Near Hard

http://nymag.com/news/businessfinance/56151/

I don't feel an inkling of sympathy for these gangsters, hoods, shysters, rapscallions, and greedy bastards.. Try living like the rest of us do, with the wolf always at the door and the threat of homelessness ever present.


Baby Steps Computer Program for Child Progress Recording

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/23355/

Something for parents and grandparents to look into...


Banks are the Kings and We are Their Serfs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-pettifor/america-the-bank-owned-st_b_189043.html

This is an outstanding article which covers all the bases.


Remembering the Largely Forgotten Recession of 1958

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1850639,00.html

A rather unknown economic downturn in the US that was present when I was born, this ranks as about the fourth worse downturn since WWII (behind the current one, 1980-83, & 1973-76.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recession_of_1958 is one of the references available about this downturn. Since Dad & Mom were in the military in Europe, it had a minimal effect on them during this year.

http://useconomy.about.com/od/grossdomesticproduct/a/recession_histo.htm has a list of all post WWII economic downturns, their durations, and some statistics concerning them....

This blog has even more information which is interesting...
http://bradleyandco.blogspot.com/2009/02/as-bad-as-1958-recession-that-works.html

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