September 2008
39 posts
“This is not about Wall Street. This is not about Main Street. This is about YOUR...”
– CNN correspondent discussing the events transpiring today.
JP Morgan to Take Over WaMu After Feds Assume... →
A sad day for Seattle, and for a great company that gave so many millions of people the opportunity to own a home.
“This is really serious. Do something about it.”
– Vice President Dick Cheney, speaking today in a private meeting to several Congressional leaders, regarding the financial crisis. I’m speechless. And sick to my stomach.
$2.5 billion in bonuses set aside for Lehman Bros.... →
I mean, I get it. If they don’t get this money, cozy Manhattan joints like Le Cirque or the 21 Club stand a really good chance of going out of business.
“Speaking of ballroom, these pants are really tight.”
– Comedian Jeff Ross, commenting on his first appearance on Dancing with the Stars, which premiered tonight.
“You know, I don’t use the word ‘genius’ very often,...”
– Steve Martin, presenting at the 60th Annual Emmy Awards
"Do You Realize What You've Done?"
The line is actually out of Dumb and Dummer, where Lloyd grabs his friend’s face after seeing supposed gun-toting public utility collection agents outside their front door.
But this is no movie we’re in. It’s the United States government.
I wanted to have a blog post specific to this day. I will want to remember the day the goverment stepped in to provide $85 billion in...
OMV Client Mobile Internet World 2008 “Unleashes... →
BOSTON, MA - Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - Mobile Internet World 2008 - www.mobilenetx.com, the leading conference and expo for connecting the people, technologies and trends that will shape the…
"Chuck, Stand Up! Let the people see you!"
Senator Joe Biden, earlier this week, at a campaign rally in Columbia, Missouri. Calling out his friend, State Senator Chuck Graham, in a gym packed with supporters. However, Chuck is a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair, and remained seated among the cheers.
Ain’t politics grand?
In all fairness, Biden immediately realized what he had said, in horror, and apologized profusely. So at the...
"Nous sommes tous Américains"
Quite frankly, all of the political overtones that have managed to bleed their way into this day are making me physically ill. I need to turn off my Facebook and blog reader to avoid the “If we’d only done this,” and “…if Bush had (or hadn’t) done that..” postings. It’s petty, simplistic, and cynical rhetoric coming from people who wouldn’t...
www.picleigh.com →
After much searching, a new domain name for my photography site.
My Wife is Four Months Pregnant Today.
Almost halfway there, baby. I love you.
“No matter how cynical I get, it’s just never enough to keep up.”
– Originally, Lilly Tomlin. But the phrase is getting a lot of play right now in response to the convention performances of BOTH political parties. If that’s the case, that means dangerously low turnouts this November. And you know what that means.
OMV Client Strata8 Networks Appoints Terry Kremian... →
SEATTLE, WA - September 3, 2008 – Strata8 Networks, a service provider offering business cellular services over licensed spectrum in 16 markets across the United States, today announced the…
