During the waning days of the McCain campaign we were introduced to various characters.  There was, famously, “Joe the Plumber.” Later we got “Tito the Builder” and a whole slew of other “Someone the Somethings.” You’d think that with the election over, we’d be done with that.  But, no, there’s still at least one more:  […]

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I should be celebrating today, but I’m feeling a little bummed out.  I guess it’s because, in concert with my wife this morning, I’m finding myself wondering why we (she and me) live where we live. We’re fairly happy that Obama won the election.  She’s ecstatic.  I’m have hopes that the downward slide of the […]

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Robert J. Froelich is Vice Chairman and Chief Investments Strategist of DWS Investments, the U.S. retail brand of Deutsche Bank’s global asset management division.  He said something in a recent interview which I’ve (so far unsuccessfully) tried communicating to many of my “rich” friends.

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Sometimes, there’s little I can add to these things. Watch, learn, smile, and VOTE! See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

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Indeed. Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com. If only they did.

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Or, “Seeing Isn’t Believing,” or, “How Dancing Gave Me Scars” (for life). I’m not even sure what to say about this one. Uh, enjoy?

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The dangerously high level of the stupidity surplus was once again the lead story in The Owl that morning….

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Sarah Palin, explaining how she favors a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, says, I’m not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can’t do, should and should not do… (Scott Conroy, “Palin Breaks With McCain On Gay Marriage Ban” (October 20, 2008) CBS […]

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I was reading an article today titled “What It Takes To Be Rich—Where You Live.” The article contains a chart giving average incomes for the top 20 percent and top 5 percent of people living in various cities.  My recommendation is that you look at those numbers, the numbers cited by economists in article links […]

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When I was a kid, one of my favorite shows was “To Tell the Truth.” Each show featured several people who were all pretending to be the same person and panelists asked a series of questions to get clues as to who the real person was.  The “challengers” tried to trick the celebrity panelists with […]

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