tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7298478889416000925..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: February 18 2009: Long Term PervertionIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22963340422611531122009-02-19T16:32:00.000-05:002009-02-19T16:32:00.000-05:00Just to get a last comment in, I found that quote ...Just to get a last comment in, I found that quote in the Times article by Maud Olofsson, industry minister of Sweden, to be a blast of fresh air. Elected officials considering the public interest...who would've thought? Certainly we don't hear language like that in the US...or corresponding actions either.Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511045883879753073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46492390808571833182009-02-19T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-19T16:25:00.000-05:00Am I gardening? No, thanks mostly to #^@!$# Home O...Am I gardening? No, thanks mostly to #^@!$# Home Owners' Association rules!<BR/><BR/>I wish I could sell out of this cornicopian consumerist SUV & lawn-infested nay-borhood of mostly white trash divorcees who are absolutely gawdawful neighbors. <BR/><BR/>But we are already underwater on a refinanced [ie recourse!] non-conforming mortgage. We are STUCK here among drunken loudmouth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69612327763356951232009-02-19T16:24:00.000-05:002009-02-19T16:24:00.000-05:00It's "perverSion"It's "perverSion"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78378696078760655632009-02-19T16:20:00.000-05:002009-02-19T16:20:00.000-05:00@nLook at Greenspan's @#!$& grin. The Capt...@n<BR/><BR/>Look at Greenspan's @#!$& grin. The Captain of the Titanic."<BR/><BR/>I see him more as a Kamikaze pilot with a golden parachute.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56749940005188940252009-02-19T15:09:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:09:00.000-05:00My heirloom seed packs came today!My heirloom seed packs came today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63368160537031865372009-02-19T15:04:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:04:00.000-05:00@AhimsaI am planting a garden. Built 3 large raise...@Ahimsa<BR/><BR/>I am planting a garden. Built 3 large raised beds and will fill them this weekend with local dirt + the yard/kitchen waste compost I've been making since last spring. It won't produce enough to feed us, but it's a start.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632600430004147895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34068006823835705342009-02-19T14:03:00.000-05:002009-02-19T14:03:00.000-05:00Here is a new blog, (Nov08), that is gathering/com...Here is a new blog, (Nov08), that is gathering/compiling info about the layoffs happening around the world.<BR/>http://layofflist.wordpress.com/ <BR/>The Layoff List<BR/>==== <BR/>You can find out what has been happening in you neighborhoods/state/prov/industries that you might not have seen in the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89345785763890485522009-02-19T14:02:00.000-05:002009-02-19T14:02:00.000-05:00To avoid famine, we really need to become a nation...To avoid famine, we really need to become a nation of farmers. Agribusiness won't grow our food when it becomes unprofitable. <BR/><BR/>Is everyone planning to plant a garden this spring?<BR/><BR/>I better go water our thriving collards ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20356640044701109972009-02-19T13:56:00.000-05:002009-02-19T13:56:00.000-05:00Thanks ZAfter reading something like that it becom...Thanks Z<BR/><BR/>After reading something like that it becomes clear the real dilemma, do I hide or fight. For me it is a question are the forces released enough to tear down the evil structures that have released them, a maelstrom that I can truly duck and cover from till it safely passes and then pick up the pieces and rebuild. Or has the imperium been overtaken and will the grinding press ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41782430999760697982009-02-19T13:47:00.000-05:002009-02-19T13:47:00.000-05:00"Response to drought is dry run for a response to ..."Response to drought is dry run for a response to climate change."<BR/><BR/>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/10/EDKB15RJ1M.DTL<BR/><BR/>"The drought is a national crisis because California produces 50 percent of the nation's fruits, nuts and vegetables, and a majority of the nation's salad, strawberries and premium wine grapes. State and federal agencies that deliver waterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58101669927343442872009-02-19T12:54:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:54:00.000-05:00When Mary Shapiro( A1 rating for corruption) was a...When Mary Shapiro( A1 rating for corruption) was appointed head of the SEC she announced that" they were going to act as if their hair is on fire". Hm-m ...guess it was indeed an act. Another whistleblower has been feeding the SEC information on Sanford for months. I cannot help but wonder if Mary managed to get him out of town, perhaps into a " safe house". Lots of powerful people perhaps scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36254983547371736912009-02-19T12:34:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:34:00.000-05:00“There is something that is not only new, but some...“There is something that is not only new, but something that for the most part has been overlooked by the majority of the news outlets that at least I use to frequent. When GCC leaders concluded their 29th annual summit meeting in Muscat, Oman at the 31st of Dec 2008 with a final approval for the creation of a single currency for the six-nation economic bloc the I certainly did not hear about. Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34911187432190208922009-02-19T12:31:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:31:00.000-05:00Welcome to McArmy!z<A HREF="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175036/pratap_chatterjee_inheriting_halliburton_s_army" REL="nofollow">Welcome to McArmy!</A><BR/><BR/>zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90458215554536225932009-02-19T12:26:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:26:00.000-05:00rumor and n; yeah, me too. Can't remember when I'...rumor and n; yeah, me too. Can't remember when I've laughed so well! Headline should read, "NY spends 45M to Maintain Delusions!" Should be a great Onion article coming there. Talent for fantasy is better off working for Disney, I should think. <BR/><BR/>hey, there yah go! "Bloomberg to transform Wallstreet into "Financial DisneyWorld" Analysis by unemployed Quants shows $45B profit Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14711708613111222932009-02-19T12:00:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:00:00.000-05:00@rumorHah! indeed.Ironically, the article Harvard ...@rumor<BR/><BR/>Hah! indeed.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, the article <B>Harvard Narcissists With MBAs Killed Wall Street</B> was on the website named for the aforementioned mayor. Heh.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/bh9kyzUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632600430004147895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26958907073701774952009-02-19T11:36:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:36:00.000-05:00Wow, this... this just takes the cake. Just as Mic...Wow, this... this just takes the cake. <BR/><BR/><I>Just as Michigan is scrambling to retrain laid-off auto workers, New York City officials have come up with a plan to find new work for the unemployed of its core industry: investment banking. Under a program Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled on Wednesday, the city wants to invest $45 million in government money to retrain investment bankers, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20183077360169541652009-02-19T11:06:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:06:00.000-05:00I predict that the photo op ofMichaëlle Jean, Gove...I predict that the photo op of<BR/>Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, with Obama will steal the head lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86252951425862079442009-02-19T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-19T10:13:00.000-05:00I agree totally with the anonymous essay on music ...I agree totally with the anonymous essay on music and education - well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23842218781169572492009-02-19T09:35:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:35:00.000-05:00Scandia- yep, there are still a lot of folks who a...Scandia- yep, there are still a lot of folks who are just totally oblivious; but it really can't last, there is so much bad bad stuff in the pipeline. Which is why I'm guessing 6 months could add some clarity.<BR/><BR/>Real riots ARE starting to happen- with dead people, and burned out buildings; but so far they're in really obscure places, like Guadeloupe; very easy to miss, particularly since Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39852874365375026692009-02-19T09:25:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:25:00.000-05:00That's from 1999 btw.Look at Greenspan's @...That's from 1999 btw.<BR/><BR/>Look at Greenspan's @#!$& grin. The Captain of the Titanic.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632600430004147895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23804895573359780792009-02-19T09:19:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:19:00.000-05:00The first against the wall.http://11.media.tumblr....The first against the wall.<BR/><BR/>http://11.media.tumblr.com/2m8BXUfrik3y5ec8y8MX8Z7uo1_500.jpgUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632600430004147895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66704258274790503272009-02-19T09:13:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:13:00.000-05:00Everytime I feel the slightest bit optimistic, I h...Everytime I feel the slightest bit optimistic, I hear about another USB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5921526527639672312009-02-19T09:03:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:03:00.000-05:00@ ScandiaRegarding the Rahm Emanuel tax and freddi...@ Scandia<BR/><BR/>Regarding the Rahm Emanuel tax and freddie mac fiasco, Denninger seems quite pleased. He's expecting a MAJOR announcement in the next few days apparently according to ticker forum comments made by him. He's holding the board in suspense though with regards to what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79643562635701281132009-02-19T07:20:00.000-05:002009-02-19T07:20:00.000-05:00Yves Smith has a nice section up today entitled de...Yves Smith has a nice section up today entitled delusion watch, she talks about Gordon Brown saying the British economy will start recovering by April. Also the recovery in the BDI can't be explained by the container traffic through Asia which was down about 15-23% depending on the port.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52357030613327750302009-02-19T07:08:00.000-05:002009-02-19T07:08:00.000-05:00Ha! Denninger has his sights on Rahm Emanuel. As s...Ha! Denninger has his sights on Rahm Emanuel. As some of you know I've been looking for news about him for weeks.Nada. He has disappeared from public view.Again I request any sightings of him others may have. I smelled rat on the day of his appt. I just need to know if my instincts are still up to snuff. It is silly as I know there is an extended line of waiting rats in the Beltway ready to scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.com