Off to Albany, and Beyond

I will be going to Albany tomorrow for a road trip with the girlfriend. It will be the second time I am going there; the first time I was there was incidentally almost exactly one year ago, though along with the girlfriend (who wasn't my girlfriend, yet) was Athena and Wei Hao, both of whom... Continue Reading →

November 23, 2008 0

The High Cost of Living

There is an interesting article on how American companies are increasingly finding that they are not as recession-proof as they thought they once were, including those in industries like cigarettes, gambling, and entertainment that were once considered so. But perhaps this is the time where over-inflated prices of life's non-necessities start coming down. According to... Continue Reading →

November 18, 2008 0

The Pig

There was once a pig who met a hungry wolf. Though he tried to run away, it was too late for him. The pig was hungrier.

November 9, 2008 0

Maslow’s Needs in Politics

I read an article that discussed the reasons for McCain's drop in the polling numbers. It offered me no real new insights, but reiterated the fact that McCain's campaign went downhill with the Dow. While Wallstreet suffered an economic meltdown, McCain suffered its political equivalent. As Dan Schnur (one of the authors of the article... Continue Reading →