Soup is cooking on the stove!
My new tights from Sock Dreams arrived today. I do believe I will be rocking some stripey tights at the office this week.
And boys -- let's watch the swearing.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Oct 05, 2009 4:58:42 pm PDT #12388 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Atropa - Oct 05, 2009 5:00:38 pm PDT #12389 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I do believe I will be rocking some stripey tights at the office this week.
Yes! Yes you should!
tommyrot - Oct 05, 2009 5:16:28 pm PDT #12390 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Houses lack earning power of post-World War II era
There have been booms and busts along the way, but from the second half of the last century through the start of this one, little derailed the real estate locomotive on its uphill climb. Now, however, the worst housing crash since the Great Depression may mean that a home purchase ought to be considered with the same warning issued to investors in securities: Past performance is not indicative of future results.
The economic fundamentals that drove home values up in the 20th century -- sustained growth in incomes, population and household wealth -- have been sputtering for years. Though the future isn't necessarily bleak, economists say there is little reason Americans should continue to see a home purchase as a path to wealth.
"We can no longer assume that housing will be as good an investment for the future as it has been," said Robert Reich, public policy professor at the University of California- Berkeley and U.S. labor secretary in the Clinton administration.
"We can expect a gradual rise [in home values], but not the bonanza we've become accustomed to between the end of World War II and 2006, and especially the last 20 years."
sarameg - Oct 05, 2009 5:21:42 pm PDT #12391 of 30001
I was just talking about this sort of thing with my brother. I see my house as less an investment than MINE MINE MINE, never move again and guaranteed rent control.
And I just love it.
amych - Oct 05, 2009 5:23:23 pm PDT #12392 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
sara is me, pretty much. If the house gains value, bonus -- in the mean time, it's home and not dealing with renting and rent increases and finding new places and not being able to change stuff and home.
Strega - Oct 05, 2009 5:24:53 pm PDT #12393 of 30001
tommyrot -- Cool Tools has a lot of bike-related stuff you might want to check out. [link]
tommyrot - Oct 05, 2009 5:25:17 pm PDT #12394 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's weird - we're talking an end to the way things were from 1945 to 2006 - 61 years.
tommyrot - Oct 05, 2009 5:29:01 pm PDT #12395 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
tommyrot -- Cool Tools has a lot of bike-related stuff you might want to check out. [link]
Cool!
For riding at night, it's probably better to have too many bright flashing lights than not enough.
eta: This is what I need - something to make my bike glow bright green. Very bright green....
Dana - Oct 05, 2009 5:33:57 pm PDT #12396 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Sometimes there's nothing more soothing than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
tommyrot - Oct 05, 2009 5:35:11 pm PDT #12397 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You know, I had a pb&j when I was in 1st grade that I hated. I have not had one since.