Archive for July, 2009
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I strongly urge you to read Karl Denninger’s post on this morning’s Q2 GDP releaseGDP: Uuuuuggghhh
Alltel Customers Nervous About Verizon Switchover [Cell Phone Plans]
Julia and her husband are former unhappy Verizon customers who thought they had escaped by signing on with Alltel, only to be sucked back in when Verizon’s took over the company.
It’s Stand Up With Pete Dominick Thursday!!
Ah Thursday is here again and that means it’s time for Monkey Business on “Stand Up With Pete Dominick” on the POTUS Channel XM(130)/Sirius(110) from 4pm to 5pm. Today we will be tackling the subject of “speculators” in the commodity markets.
DTV Coupons: It’s Now or Never This Friday … []
DTV Coupons: It’s Now or Never This Friday is the last day to apply for a $40 DTV coupon from the government. Applications that are postmarked by Friday will be accepted [Consumer Reports Electronics]
I’m Smaaaaaht! Not Like People Say!
Let’s step aside from the business chatter as the markets trade listlessly this a.m., shall we? Since we often quote the “Godfather” and the “Godfather II”, we wanted to keep you posted on an interesting development. The Brooklyn Rose Cinema which can be found at www.bam.org is starting a tribute tonight to John Cazale. A [...]
Texting Is 23 Times Riskier Than Talking … []
Texting Is 23 Times Riskier Than Talking On Cellphone While Driving If you want to test how distracted you might be while driving, check out this test on from the Times. [Consumer Reports Cars]
Goldman Sachs: New York Magazine Article "Garbled Nonsense".
From the best business section in the country, The New York PostGoldman Disputes Evil Tag
Pulling The Plug On Central Air May Be Worth The Gain For the Pain [Testing The Air]
As you lounge in your house during the summer days, it’s hard not to associate that ambient air conditioner hum in the background with a paper shredder destroying your money.
Housing "Numbers" Scare Me…..Again.
Not to be lazy, but with all the mindless chatter about “green shoots” in this month’s “housing numbers” I’m reposting something I wrote a couple of months ago. Actually, first read this post from one of my favorite blogs www.housingdoom.com. When these folks and Ivy Zelman tell me that they see “green shoots” I’ll listen. [...]
Marriott Is Nice To You When Jerks Charge Food To Your Room [Happy Endings]
Reader Stephen writes in to let us know that the Marriott Residence Inn in Boulder, CO was nice to him when some random jerks charged food to his room.
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