Archive for the 'depression' Category
Ghost in the House
My son’s ghost is haunting my house and it’s bringing me down.
After Sam goes home, his room generally stays exactly how it was when he left. So for the past two weeks, this enormous green tyrannosaurus model he build has stood silently staring at the wall. I walk by it every morning on my way [...]
The Other Rotten Thing…
…that happens when I slip into the post-Sam low-level depression is that my ability to think goes out the window for a week or more.
So right now I’m at work, trying to move forward on several grants, and my mind just isn’t there. I’m not obsessing over Sam or sitting here welling up with [...]
Out of Balance
It’s always weird for a few days when Sam leaves, and after a long trip like the one we just completed, the weirdness lasts a little longer and it’s more intense. As just one example, for the past two weeks, when I woke up, Sam would already be awake and ready to go. Sometimes [...]
Read More..>>Restless
I just got home from work and i’m all sorts of restless right now even though I have nowhere to go and nothing to do for a few hours. And even if my rear wheel hadn’t been stolen, I’m not all THAT interested in heading out on my bike. This has turned out to be, [...]
Read More..>>Sam at OATS
Jess McDowell took this very cute shot of Sam at the Out Among the Stars Bluegrass Festival, which took place on Fourth of July Weekend.
For the second year in row, I don’t have Sam for his usual two-week end of summer blowout, because his mom made different plans for him. Worse, because he’s entering elementary [...]
William Black on Young Turks and William Black on Geithner
Who is William K. Black?
Bill Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from 2005-2007. He has taught previously at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of [...]
Why Are My Property Taxes Going Up, But Rich Condo Owner’s Catch a Break?
Higher taxes for ordinary Philadelphians, no taxes for the wealthy: is this fair?
Mayor Nutter’s proposed budget would add hundreds of dollars to the property-tax bills of most home-owning Philadelphians – but not all.
For the 9,000 who own new or renovated homes and buildings with 10-year property-tax abatements, the impact of Nutter’s tax increases would be [...]
Lurie the Liar?
Street: “I never agreed to a deal with the Deadbeats Eagles:
Former Mayor John Street denied claims yesterday by the Philadelphia Eagles that he quietly agreed to and then reneged on a deal to settle an $8 million dispute with the city for less than $1 million during his first term….
Lurie and Banner said that they [...]
Funny
Here’s Chuck Schumer pretending to be outraged at AIG about their bonuses.
I say “pretending” because, as we all know, Chuckles voted to repeal Glass-Steagal in 1999, which led directly to this disaster (along with the Bankruptcy Reform Bill of 2005). the fact is, when Wall Street unzips its fly, Charles Schumer is one of the [...]
As I Was Saying About the Bailout…
No one could have SOMEONE Predicted:
Repealing Glass-Steagal was an incredibly stupid move. I wonder if anyone will ever call out Chuckles Schumer, Larry Summers, and the rest of the corporate cocksucking caucus for their role in destroying our economy.
I will make a call later and see what Chuckles’ office has to say.
