Posted: August 25th, 2009 | Author: zach | Filed under: Life, Photos, Travel | Comments Off
My roommate and I hopped in the car the other day to begin a very long journey to her sisters wedding in Ludington, MI. After many miles we arrived and got a nice view of the setting sun. I must admit that Lake Michigan is pretty cool.
I spent a bit of time at the beach this morning having coffee and listening to the waves. Very nice.
On the way across the country we crossed through Missoula, Montana where we were extras in a Live! episode of COPS.
And in Wall, South Dakota perfected my Kanye West impersination
And was mobbed by a herd of Jackalopes
The return trip should prove to be all the more interesting. It’s nice to hit the open road.
Posted: September 30th, 2008 | Author: zach | Filed under: 2008 Election, Admin, Life, Photos, Politics, Travel | Tags: bailout, congress, democrats, republicans, responsibility, wall street | Comments Off
Over the last week and a half the possible $700 billion bailout of the financial sector has been the talk of the town. Lots of TALK and no study of the history. Lots of TALK about how to solve the “problem” without spending any time to figure out what the problem is. Lots of TALK and backdoor, dark room, under the table, secret meetings between Congressional leaders and the increasingly annoying Bush Administration.
When the bill failed to pass the first go in the House the market reacted with shock and awe. Why? Because they continue to get caught with their pants down. There is more blame to go around than there is time to explain and it falls on Democrats, Republicans, Presidents over the last 50 or so years, and to bankers and Wall Street slicksters alike.
But lets not forget that we are the ones who ultimately are responsible for this mess. Not only did we not do our duty and provide proper oversight of our Representatives WE took the credit (as in $). We bought houses we couldn’t afford. We accepted the credit cards and department store cards and the expensive cars. WE failed to understand that we were being swindled by a gang of swindlers consisting of many Congresses looking for votes and heeding the calls of lobbyists to bankers looking to grant more and more insane ARM loans without considering who their were giving them to.
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Posted: April 21st, 2008 | Author: zach | Filed under: Life, Photos, Travel | Tags: 2007, Brandon, Emily, New York City, Subway, Torin, Travel, Zeman | Comments Off
In this photo you can see a bit of Zeman (also taking a photo of something), a semi-posing Torin, Emily, and Brandon. With any luck maybe some of us will be heading off on another epic journey in 2009. *crosses fingers*
