Thursday, November 4, 2010

For the rich, the Great Recession never happened

An open note to our Congress, contemplating tax cuts for the rich: This is what they're doing with their money. Can I hear an 'Amen'?  Geez!

Christie�s Auction Sets Records for Matisse and Gris - NYTimes.com

Juan Gris's 1913 'Violin and Guitar' sold for $28.6 million.



Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Lovin' that Blue Jersey!

A site that gives you some real insight into the Off-Ramp State.Click the headline to go there. Here's an up-to-the-minute sample:


Election Night Hangover

by:�Rosi Efthim

Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 02:32:35 AM EDT


The picture below is cold reality, but I am not going to waste my time mourning. New Jersey battled back. Good candidates fell all over the country Tuesday. In New Jersey, we held on by our teeth.The big loss was�John Adler, in a series of self-inflicted wounds. We knew months ago when Adler tried to play both sides on health care reform, that he'd sacrificed his base. We knew when Jane Roh's Courier Post account of the mechanics of�Peter DeStefano's�sham Tea Party candidacy that the�Adler campaign had been pulled down the rabbit hole by the Camden County Democratic Committee. We can't be stung by that loss anymore, we grieved it a long time ago. But�what fresh hell�Jon Runyan�will be, we'll leave to the light of day, or at least until tonight's Glenlivet wears off.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The classic Immelmann

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German WWI ace Max Immelmann invented it, barnstormers built upon it... today, no air show would be complete without at least one 'Immelmann Turn.'



In the world of charitable giving there are immense caveats, and many of us are loathe to donate, simply because we really don't feel that either our money �makes a real difference, or that too much of it is spent on'administrative expenses.' �Watch this short film. (Click on 'read more' to go there)
You'll discover a place where you can actually feel good about your donation,

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Monday, November 1, 2010