Before I begin my second rant on politicians, I found a rare example of economically accurate humor. From The Onion, N. Korea Detonates 40 Years Of GDP: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/54113

Usually, my extreme position in economics finds few who will support it. ( Read more... )

I know it has been a few days now, but I want to comment on the death of Steve Erwin.  I really like him.  And moreover, I liked what he did.  There was something comforting in the fact that he knew enough about alligators to go in a wrestle them.  It showed that the world made sense and if you knew enough, you could do amazing things.  Nature wasn ( Read more... )

Ahh the media.  No offense to those that labor in the information game, but seriously, please stop quoting statistics that are actually good as bad things.  For instance, this article on MSN NBC:

Census shows a widening gap among Americans
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/News/CensusShowsAWideningGap.aspx?GT1=8506&wa=wsignin1.0

Maybe MSN.  ( Read more... )

Dear Brian,

On behalf of the comprehensive examination committee, I am pleased to inform you that you have passed the comprehensive examination in Economic Theory.

If you have any questions regarding your performance on the micro part of the exam, please see Professor Maloney or Professor Templeton.  If you have any questions regarding the ( Read more... )

Finally, MTS is done with the hours for the Union.  Let me say this, I have never had to do so much useless crap.  And I've done a lot of useless stuff in my life. 

If I had a dollar bill for every time Ive been wrong
I'd be a self-made millionaire and you'd still be gone
So hand me down my best dress shoes and my best dress shirt
Cause Im going out in style to cover the hurt
And all I wanna do all day is spend it in bed
But that's bad for the body and even worse for my head
So I'll try and find a place where no ( Read more... )

Check this action out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YowE4OSrGA

My grades came in ( Read more... )

What a week. I'm exhausted but things are getting done. I completed three of my exams within 24 hours of each other. They weren't great, but just about as good as could be expected. Frequently, econ professors like to give you a test on stuff you've never seen before to see if you can use you reasoning to figure it out. So its hard to study ( Read more... )

Poor Richard's Almanac-

"Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead."

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."