Mike’s 10 Commandments
1) Think and speak of God in your own way and allow others to do the same.
2) Be true to the ideal, not the symbol.
3) Never ask a favor of anyone who will hold you indebted to him for it.
4) Spend part of every day thinking about nothing in particular.
5) Honor those who love you unconditionally; and try to make yourself worthy of it.
6) Never kill indiscriminately; and always with respect.
7) Breaking your promise hurts you more than the one you made the promise to.
8) Know the difference between want and need; and always earn what you get.
9) Lying creates a false representation of reality that can’t be sustained.
10) Make your own decisions about who you are and how you live.
Feb 11, 2010
Econometrics
It's hard for me to figure out which numbers (or groups of numbers) I should be watching for indications of what's really happening in the economy. I'd like to come up with some kind of Metrics Basket to look at. Any suggestions?
Here're a few from Calculated Risk today:
1) Unemployment Claims ticked down a tiny bit.
2) Home Foreclosures were down some in January, but still 15% above Jan09.
3) A brand new one out of UCLA's Anderson Sch of Mgmt (tracking diesel fuel consumption) shows a scary dip in their numbers.
I dunno.
Here're a few from Calculated Risk today:
1) Unemployment Claims ticked down a tiny bit.
2) Home Foreclosures were down some in January, but still 15% above Jan09.
3) A brand new one out of UCLA's Anderson Sch of Mgmt (tracking diesel fuel consumption) shows a scary dip in their numbers.
I dunno.
The Big Storm III
No school again today. Albemarle Cnty Schools have been closed for 9 out of the last 10 days. The tentative plan is that the year has been extended to June 17; and there's a possibility that seniors will have to be in class for a few days after they actually graduate June 5.
It seems a little silly until you figure the school system can't afford not to collect the bucks they get for having as many kids in class as possible for the full 180-day calendar.
It seems a little silly until you figure the school system can't afford not to collect the bucks they get for having as many kids in class as possible for the full 180-day calendar.
When In Doubt...
...just make some shit up.
Military Tribunals (and access to them in some circumstances) have existed in the US for a couple of centuries. And what makes Crowley think BushCo would've hesitated to send Reid to Gitmo if they tho't it would help them get a conviction?
Or you can smear by innuendo "is Abdulmuhtallab cooperating because he got a plea bargain?"
These people have no soul and no honor.
Military Tribunals (and access to them in some circumstances) have existed in the US for a couple of centuries. And what makes Crowley think BushCo would've hesitated to send Reid to Gitmo if they tho't it would help them get a conviction?
Or you can smear by innuendo "is Abdulmuhtallab cooperating because he got a plea bargain?"
These people have no soul and no honor.
Feb 10, 2010
The Big Storm III
I've also figured out how to embed the video from Vimeo (it's really easy).
Winter 2009-10 #2 from Mike Roberts on Vimeo.
Video Link
Blogspot has a really crappy video utility, so I've started putting the movies up on Vimeo.
Here's the link: Vimeo Link
eg:
Here's the link: Vimeo Link
eg:
Winter 2009-10 #1 from Mike Roberts on Vimeo.
The Big Storm III
The latest Big Storm didn't quite measure up. Looks like we got 2-3 inches over night, tho' there was some pretty good wind, which is supposed to continue thru today and tomorrow. So the probability of losing power again is still high.
Feb 9, 2010
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