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just linking for this talking point: "In fact, as economist Janet Yellen has pointed out, banks that are subject to the CRA made subprime loans at a dramatically lower rate than independent mortgage companies, which are not covered by the CRA."
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"While former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld was testifying before the House Oversight Committee Oct. 6, CNBC reported he had been punched in the face at the Lehman Brothers gym after it was announced the firm was going bankrupt." niiiiice.
links for 2008-10-06
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I TOTALLY want to do this with our little gang.
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"There’s a defining moment in your career when you choose to trust someone beside yourself."
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o hey, and it even says "Pyrex" so I can make this w/out needing to buy anything new!
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again, just close your eyes & hang on.
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"If you're in your 30s and 40s, hang tough." There we are, hangin' tough.(tags: finance)
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review of George Soros's book.
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a story told in charts. yipes!(tags: finance)
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lovely quotes.(tags: finance creditunion)
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to read tomorrow
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a tiny cake.
links for 2008-10-04
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was very tasty.
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trip to Vienna when I was 14, almost 15. lots of memories, in about a zillion parts. thanks, Kermit. 🙂
links for 2008-10-03
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just for reference. 😉 oh, and lincoln in lolspeak: "i can haz union army plz? kthxbye!"(tags: history)
links for 2008-10-02
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I know this feeling.(tags: writing)
links for 2008-10-01
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makes me a little ill, honestly.
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this is about exactly what I want, and what I can't seem to do with "Gmaps View" in Views.
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huzzah!
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nice writeup. sounds like a lot of fun.
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Fascinating (if depressing) reading.
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I think I want this book, or something like it.
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super-cute!
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"Milwaukee-based urban farmer won a MacArthur “genius grant,†which brings with it a half million dollars and zero obligations"
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from Dori: "As always, the center square is free. Just like America." 🙂
links for 2008-09-30
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things to remember as the light fades down here in the north. (also, I think it's time to go for a walk.)
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!!!!! (for Kermit, mostly.)(tags: blogosphere politics)
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"Thus the claim by the Fed and Treasury that spending $700 billion of public money is the best way to recapitalize banks has absolutely no factual basis or justification." nice inclusion of actual historical research.
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Isn't that an old D&D map?
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"The liquidity crisis isn't real. Or, to restate it: Any liquidity crisis is caused by the promise of a government bailout." Elizabeth Warren quoting a fellow economist. (Haven't listened to the discussion audio.)
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someday, but probably not now.
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I like their FAQ, esp. the level of detail. (via jessamyn)(tags: finance creditunion)
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very long discussion that lurches about on different aspects. plus: hobos & zombies! "Damn Zombies ate my economic future!"(tags: finance)
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oh, this one is gorgeous.
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I'm looking for something like this for us to keep all our annual stuff in.
links for 2008-09-29
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jessamyn's silver bed. I wonder if I can reverse engineer these photogs into an actual plan?(tags: furniture)
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nice article from Lifehacker. (am thinking about setting up a separate link-blog for all-CU/finance, all the time.)(tags: finance creditunion)
links for 2008-09-27
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the grapevine along the fence is Concord Grapes, as it turns out. this could be kinda fun, although I don't think we'll get much juice out of it.
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drifting? like Fast & Furious? Srsly? hrm.
links for 2008-09-26
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"we're in ur bank/bailing it out" "is that WaMew?" heh.