“The longer Congress fails to act, the more we risk that investors here and around the world will lose confidence in our ability to meet our commitments and our obligations,” Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders. via Geithner warns U.S. to hit debt ceiling by May 16 | Reuters. Meanwhile, in Congress: A […]
Newsflash: Book ownership an indicator of education levels – ksl.com
April 1, 2011 by
My Better-Half, always alert to improving our children’s chances, sent me an article yesterday. More books around the house will be an indicator how well our kids will do educationally, she said. According to the link to KSL.com Children with as few as 25 books in the family household completed on average two more years […]
Fukushima: should people panic…yet?
March 31, 2011 by
How bad is Fukushima‘s radiation? It seems like each day brings a new report about contamination in food supplies, water, or a cloud blowing towards north America. How much radiation is it, though, relative to what we are exposed to daily? Relative to Chernobyl, the poster child for a nuclear nightmare? Is it bad enough […]
Jack Daniels explains the deficit (a la Politicalmath)
March 30, 2011 by
Because it’s been one of those days, I give you a lesson in the federal deficit.
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