Are You There, Satan? It’s Me, Jeff.

 Word count for previous post: 666.
Did not realize this fact until after I posted, swear to G–…well, never mind–just realize that I’m telling the truth.

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Why Germans Hate God (Part I)

Provocative title, no?
Unfortunately, the title cannot be true of Germans in general for the simple fact that, according to some sources at least, a plurality of them does not believe in a personal god and would thus be insane if they hated something that did not exist. Belief in God aside, however, religion is not [...]

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More Praise of the Internets

Another econ blog that I view on a daily basis is Brad DeLong’s Semi-Daily Journal. I don’t read it as throughly as others, but there’s usually a post every few days that I find interesting. DeLong teaches various economics courses at UC Berkley and worked in the Treasury Dept. during the early Clinton years where [...]

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Funniest Thing I Read Today

From The Onion:
Neither Person In Conversation Knows What Hedge Fund Is
AUGUST 22, 2007 | ISSUE 43•34
ASHLAND, OH—Despite their in-depth, seven-minute discussion on the pros and cons of hedge funds, neither Matthew Talbert, 27, nor Louis Dahlkemper, 29, has the slightest idea what the highly exclusive, unregulated private investment pools actually are.
“Yup, hedge funds, that’s where [...]

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Bemooning Physical Ailments

Last night as I lay me down to sleep, I turned off my bedside lamp and was immediately taken aback by the soft glow of the waxing gibbous moon (thank you, 8th grade earth science) shining right through my bedroom window. I’ve had a lunar love affair for a while, so I immediately snapped a [...]

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