tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030164079484485012012-02-16T14:28:09.951-08:00Not much to say ... yet. I've never thought of myself as the clever creative type.Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-27827583951253493112011-11-02T10:03:00.000-07:002011-11-02T10:03:18.835-07:00

Going back to President Jimmy Carter, and perhaps even before, US Presidents have been excited about getting people to own homes. So Congress passed easier lending laws. The banks picked up this hue and cry and ran with it. Like DUH. So in today's New York Times Mayor Bloomberg "blames" congress for the debt mess, and charismatic ex-Mayor Ed Koch "blames" wall street and wants somebody to be

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-16689244246700057172011-06-10T12:12:00.000-07:002011-06-10T12:12:47.435-07:00

Tarpon fishing is at best a combination of blind luck, good weather, favorable winds and very good technique. So the question is, what do you do when the king of all game fishes eludes you because the wind is blowing like stink and the clouds obscure what you can see? If you have a really great guide like I do, you do something different. I did something today i have only just heard of. I went

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-21165455690847603992011-06-02T11:35:00.000-07:002011-06-02T11:35:11.437-07:00

Isn't politics wonderful? Goldman Sachs looks like one of the biggest crook on Wall Street because of one of the basic rules required by brokerages to remain at arms length with customer accounts. The concept is called a "Chinese Wall". Let's take the case of poor Fabrice Tourre, the middle manager that GS has thrown under the bus in this mess. The scope of his job was to sell mortgage

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-29556638774373426862011-05-10T08:25:00.000-07:002011-05-10T08:25:33.514-07:00

I just downloaded a windows update. It installed fine. Then a second update appeared. It, too, installed fine. A third windows update balloon appeared. When is Microsoft ever going to get it's shit together? I can't network my windows seven starter with the shard folders on my network, and apparently th only way to do it is to buy a windows seven computer that can administer my router (I think).

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-25252545079942512011-04-13T15:17:00.000-07:002011-04-13T15:17:09.002-07:00

Tax time came again this year. What else is new? My rant of the day has to do with the Alternative Minimum Tax.  Although I fall squarely in the middle class, I have to pay a lot of extra taxes under the "rich guy" tax rule. Do you know why? because Congress did not see fit to adjust the AMT for inflation.  So as inflation happens, more and more of the middle class gets hit with rich guy taxes. I

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-54532290260714917042011-04-12T14:31:00.000-07:002011-04-12T14:31:05.052-07:00

April 11, 2011, 3:51 pm  Why Insider Trading Is WrongBy PETER J. HENNING New York Times Are there any literate journalists around any more? Do you know what the punch line to this cogent and carefully thought out article is? Perhaps the strongest argument about why insider trading is wrong is the simplest: because it is.  Really Mr Henning? You truly have the courage to cash your paycheck

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-72602752802035721252011-04-06T19:16:00.000-07:002011-04-06T19:16:08.456-07:00

I saw the headline today: Google Said to Be Possible Target of Antitrust Probe by FTC Give a freaking break. They didn't start out as the only game in town like Microsoft did. And you know what a disaster that was. Google is the Johnny-come-lately that consumers want/need/crave to get out from the eternal blue screen money pit that is Microsoft. My personal Microsoft stuff is so riddled with

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-90255538188345926272011-03-30T09:04:00.000-07:002011-03-30T09:04:15.896-07:00

One of the advantages of being an old fart is that nothing is really new. Yesterday I read how bell-bottom  blue jeans were the new "it". Remember the 70's anyone? Now I am listening to President Obama speak about reducing our dependence on foreign oil.  Did you know that that is why the Energy Department was created? I was a brand new program under President Jimmy Carter. Its budget has

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-41372329795246653512011-03-29T08:13:00.000-07:002011-03-29T08:33:44.716-07:00

I have recently come to the conclusion that at heart I am a Libertarian.  The Republican party is too involved with the assorted "Christian" agendas to understand that by excluding people they are being decidedly un-Christian.  The Tea Party is too anti everything to really get n board, I actually think they, too are falling into the "Christian" agenda trap. As an avowed Libertarian, though, I

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-36136888079925915462011-03-29T08:12:00.000-07:002011-03-29T08:12:22.210-07:00

There are certain things I do that I feel require the liberal use of 4 letter words. I am actually doing one of those things now. After dealing with a "press 1 for English" telephone tree at 1-800-BEST BUY, I have been getting shuffled around from department to department to figure out why I am not getting confirmation emails from them. My big worry is that my Kaspersky will not renew when

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-18597044108912887702011-03-21T14:10:00.000-07:002011-04-06T19:17:54.170-07:00

Does it sound too good to be true?  It probably is. I clicked a link from an About.com news story. Should be okay, it's the New York Times for Pete's sake. http://markets.about.com/about/news/read?GUID=17855217 I read this: Read our shocking news report on e-cigarette. You will be surprised what we found. So I did. It brought me to a "news" site http://www.channel7wbc.com/

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-89454542442008484162011-01-11T10:52:00.000-08:002011-01-11T10:52:19.805-08:00

Hmm ... I really feel that I should have a lot to say.  It is a bright shining New Year and everything ought to look rosy. This is a Red Letter year for me.  Lots of developments, including ... sit down everyone ... my 60th birthday on May 15th. If you had asked me in 1981 (age 30) how old 60 was ... I would have looked at my 4 grandparents, all in their 80's and said I guess 60 is getting up

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-41736680861482006712010-11-03T09:09:00.000-07:002010-11-03T09:09:44.461-07:00

I am looking at the closely contested Governor's race in my home state of Connecticut. Currently, the count is 517,209 to 515,437.   That means that 1,032,646 (more or less) people voted in the Nutmeg State. According to Wikipedia "Connecticut is the 29th most populous state, with 3.5 million residents"  and has over 2 million registered voters. belonging to 27 parties. I do not know which

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-74398036073192703072010-08-17T12:45:00.000-07:002010-08-17T12:45:44.012-07:00

Bill has been managing his time well, so I am only needed in the shop here and there for errands.  I think tomorrow I am going 90 miles round trip to Irvington, NY. This is actually working out well because the bass fishing is pretty good right now. Last trip to Marshepaug I even caught a rainbow trout ... the caveat being that the water is so warm that any trout you catch you must kill because

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-83561270084940530972010-06-02T11:42:00.000-07:002010-08-02T10:10:34.950-07:00

I do not know how much detail I  should get into about Tarpon fishing with a fly.  I will try to be informative and tell a story. Today is my Fourth day out, and for Tarpon fishing I would call it a pretty good day. We (me and my captain) are trying to present a fly to fish we have seen. Tarpon can be caught with live bait and are, I am sure very exciting with light tackle, but that is not the

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-9823789905526075332010-04-28T10:13:00.000-07:002010-04-28T10:13:20.531-07:00

For the uninformed, and NSAID is a Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, As good as I felt this morning, I quickly deteriorated at work. I felt very irritated and have a little tintinabulation. I only lasted a couple of hours before I had to call an end to the day.Actually not bad considering we are just on Day 3 and I am not compelled to protect my supply of NSAIDS like an addict hordes his

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-71638018277040832212010-04-27T18:14:00.000-07:002010-04-27T18:14:01.344-07:00

I have already called my boss to tell him i will be available for limited duty tomorrow. I am going back slowly, but I am already going nutso-fartso watching daytime TV. In sum: no more headache, I can mostly turn my neck, I anticipate a good night's sleep, I don't watch the clock for my next NSAID fix.  I feel much better. I am however taking everyone's advice and continuing the Amoxicillin

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-85477537997325600532010-04-27T10:16:00.000-07:002010-04-27T10:16:11.740-07:00

Its been 4 ... count them ... 4 whole hours since I took my last Motrin. My big problems that remain include sore neck and itchy nipple.  I may even call Bill to see if he needs some little things done for a half day tomorrow. One thing I am worried about is what happens the next time I get it? Will it be less virulent the next time I have it? Is that why people don't discover they have this

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-15186154900288645482010-04-27T06:21:00.000-07:002010-04-27T06:21:03.955-07:00

With (as Missy put it) speed-ball dosing of acetaminophen and ibuprofen, I think I am even with the fever and headache. I actually slept some last night and even finished my lunch about 2 AM. I figure my sleep cycles are all f***ed up because for the last few days I have been sleeping very fitfully. And I started keeping a log of meds and how I feel. The upshot is that today I am feeling hurty

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-27914223790330085232010-04-27T06:01:00.000-07:002010-04-27T06:01:15.846-07:00

At first, I thought I had the flu after a weekend at my fishing cabin. So I did the Zicam thing because I truly believe that Zicam helps colds end faster. So I was working hard and getting a little sore. And one of my nipples itched a little.  By the end of the second week I was really sore. I was losing sleep to the headaches and body aches.  On Thursday I was kvetching about my finger joints

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-69893305132261126382010-03-05T15:44:00.000-08:002010-04-27T10:20:51.505-07:00

I rarely feel strongly enough about a topic to write and essay about it, but this is one of those rare times. The Laramie Project is a theater piece about the brutal beating of Matthew Shepard in Colorado, and his death from those injuries just a few days later. The key point to this is that Matthew Shepard was alleged to have been gay. But that is not the reason I am writing this essay ...

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-38228800538199992662009-12-31T00:38:00.000-08:002009-12-31T00:38:58.317-08:00

I am feeling quite lazy .. I want to go to bed so I can party tomorrow, but I believe i am going to crap out early,  Maybe I will be infected by the bubbly charm of Lara Herscovitch playing her music at Danbury's First Night. I want to rip my office apart .. ideas are swirling in my head.  I want to open the space up a little.  I think a large return desk and a wall of DVDs will help.

Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624002122411231367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103016407948448501.post-72848930276771136252009-11-30T15:02:00.000-08:002009-12-30T23:51:39.800-08:00

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