Monthly Archives: August 2011

Consumer Exhaustion

August 3, 2011 – 6:22 am

The White House and GOP signed a debt-ceiling pact before the doomsday deadline and the traders on the US stock market was quick to react to the $2.4 trillion by cashing out profits for Big Money. The ticker tape responded with a downward trend and the day ended with the Dow Jones losing mo than […]

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A Pack Of Criminals

August 3, 2011 – 3:53 am

NBA or NFL Which organization is this? 36 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71, I repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to […]

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Thailand on $10 a Day

August 3, 2011 – 12:40 am

Early backpackers traveled the world in search of pristine beaches, staggering beautiful scenery, ancient temples, good food and decent accommodations. The vast majority were on shoe-string budgets and these globe tramps set up a chain of low-cost ghettoes across Asia. Indonesia, India, Nepal, and Thailand became favorite destinations over the years and a guide book […]

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Victory For the Filthy Rich

August 1, 2011 – 11:10 pm

Hollywood movies love car chases in parking garages, gun ballets, Barbie and Ken love scenes, and ticking clock of doom. The suits in power can produce a film without them. They have no grasp on reality, but people sit in theaters to escape their lives and eat popcorn. Art tends to imitate life and vice […]

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