Underestimating Bachmann No, I’m not going to weigh in on Michele Bachmann’s Presidential qualifications (at least not on this blog), or otherwise endorse — or pan — individual Presidential aspirants. But I do have an observation regarding Michele Bachmann’s experience, which seems to be a big question mark on the heels of her Iowa Straw Poll...Read More
Household Economics, Circa 2011 So that amount, $176.49 is my monthly car payment, right? Try, my July cell phone bill. Make that my family’s July cell phone bill. That’s what it cost for three lines with unlimited minutes and data; insurance on 3 devices (4 when son #2 is old enough); and the cost for a “hotspot”...Read More
Wall Street Dispatches At least as of 3 p.m. this afternoon, I can definitively report that there was no “blood in streets” in front of The New York Stock Exchange, notwithstanding this week’s market roller coaster. Instead, what I saw (along with my son and a family friend) was the semi-carnival atmosphere that’s usually on...Read More
To a Realtor, “slip-on’s” have it exactly backward. Their entire appeal lies in their being slip-off’s. After 3-4 consecutive showings — or 7 or 8 — that feature becomes pretty important. Exception Proves the Rule The vast majority of Realtors (and their clients) are very respectful about removing their shoes, because they know next time it...Read More
Categories: Fiction and Real Life The winner of the award for “Rudest Cellphone Behavior — Fictional Category” would be the lawyer in the play “God of Carnage,” who advises his pharmaceutical client how to tamp down a drug recall scandal while his stunned hosts watch and listen, aghast, in their own Living Room. (I saw the Guthrie’s excellent...Read More
Is That Like “Underbought?” Saying the stock market is rallying today because it was “oversold” is like saying it went down yesterday because there were more “Sell” than “Buy” orders. In other words, it tells you nothing. To be sure, violent moves like those that have occurred the past two weeks often overshoot; the ensuing...Read More
