Archive for January, 2008
Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama works for me (at the moment)
I watched or listened to most of the debate tonight. It’s when I hear them on the issues that I feel best about the Dems chances in November, as opposed to when the news cycles are dominated by stories about snubs and snipes outside of the debate arena. Clinton and [Read More]
Twitter (one more time)
I mentioned it last April, but I didn’t really start making lots of tweets until recently. If I constantly question the relevancy of my Toastiest blog posts, I think Twitter tweets are surely 95% ego trips. As I experience the world, no matter how mundane the [Read More]
Dell, Lenovo, or Apple?
If I were to buy a laptop today and had $1000-$1500 to spend, what should I buy and why? While I wouldn’t mind having a Mac, I’m ambivalent. Most of what I do with a computer is web-based. I could remote to a PC if I need to run PC apps. Don’t want to [Read More]
Edwards out
I’m stunned. I liked the idea of him bringing 15-20% of the delegates to Denver. At the same time, better for all Edwards loyalists to accept reality now rather than after Super Tuesday thumpings. He deserved more support. I suppose some thought he was just getting in [Read More]
Bailouts for homeowners
ABC News just featured a Clayton, NC couple who had an adjustable mortgage on home they put no money down on that went from 9% to 14%. They expect the world to be sympathetic. They expected the mortgage company to say, “Hey, 9% is plenty; we won’t raise [Read More]
Does N.C. have any caps on post-COBRA conversion insurance?
Hypothetically, let’s say I wanted to be self-employed and continue to reside in North Carolina. Per HIPPA regulations, I could continue with my same health insurance coverage at a rate of 102% of the true cost of plan for a period of 18 months, with no penalty for [Read More]
State of the Union, and why I’ll take the Clintons back (abridged)
I knew what I wrote last night was not something I wanted to publish in its entirety. The password to that protected entry is an eight-letter two-word combination, if anyone feels like giving it a crack. I should not have watched a second of it, let alone the last 25 [Read More]
Is there a neurological condition that renders one unable to discern song lyrics?
Preface: This is a serious question. This is one of about 8273 unanswered questions I have that neither Google nor Yahoo Answers is going to help me with. It is my hope that there are enough people reading this to help me find answers to some of these questions. [Read More]
Edwards: 20% in SC today?
The latest Zogby poll indicates this is a possibility. If Edwards can get 20% in today’s South Carolina primary, that might be a “victory” in the sense that the media might be board with their story of the two-person Clinton/Obama race (no pun intended). [Read More]
Ever wanted to know more about your mutt?
This company MetaMorphix will tell you. Just send them a swab from your dog, and they’ll do a DNA analysis to match up your dog against 38 common breeds. All for $79.95. (They don’t have any sort of affiliate program, so I’m not getting any kind of [Read More]
