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Numberscruncher: Mothers, Moms, Politics, and Palin
Although I have given birth, I don’t particularly like being identified as a mother. Even worse, I hate being called “a mom” by anyone other than my son, because that strikes me as a
Read More »CD Review: Valgeir Sigurdsson, “Draumalandid (Dreamland)”
Draumalandid is part of a full-on multimedia expose of Alcoa’s aluminum smelters in Reydarfjordur, Iceland. The company’s first plant was planned in 2002, built in 2005, and became live in 2007. The music is
Read More »Numberscruncher: The Blagojevich Family Clothing Budget
People who give personal finance advice tend to give the same advice over and over. That’s because it works. And one of the most basic ways to start getting a grip on your finances
Read More »Numberscruncher: WaMu Scandal’s Legacy Is a Terrible Song Parody
Whenever there’s a corporate scandal, there is going to be an example of ridiculous excess. You can count on it. This time, the excess came from Washington Mutual, you mortgage brothers can’t deny. I
Read More »Numberscruncher: Poland, Plane Crashes, and Risk
Over the weekend, the president of Poland died in a plane crash that also killed many of the top officials of the Polish government, in a tragedy seemingly borrowed from Irving Wallace’s 1964 novel
Read More »Numberscruncher: The Real Problem With the American Diet
I am tired of all discussions about diet and exercise. Part of the problem for me is that the math is so incredibly imprecise. We are told over and over that weight gain =
Read More »Numberscruncher: Viacom Sues YouTube
A video that always makes me happy, and violates Viacom’s copyright:
YouTube is taking another round of fire in the ongoing debate about intellectual property rights. EarlierRead More »Numberscruncher: Neither Families Nor States Manage Their Budgets Well
Let’s just come right out and say it: most families do not do as good a job as they could with their finances. So why do we hold them (i.e., us) out as paragons
Read More »Numberscruncher: The Costs of Daylight Savings Time
Sick of springing forward and falling back? Ann Logue breaks down the numbers and says Daylight Savings Time is worse than just an inconvenience
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