Michigan’s staggering population losses continue.

By , on 3 April, 2009

Back in January of 2007 I wrote an entry titled Last person to leave Michigan please turn out the lights.

Things haven’t improved since then:

People are leaving Michigan at a staggering rate. About 109,000 more people left Michigan last year than moved in. It is one of the worst rates in the nation, . . . → Read More: Michigan’s staggering population losses continue.

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This American Life: Bad Bank

By , on 2 March, 2009

Want to understand the whole banking crisis thing? Go listen to the most recent episode of This American Life:

The collapse of the banking system explained, in just 59 minutes. Our crack economics team—the guys who explained the mortgage crisis, Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam Davidson—are back to help all of us understand the news. . . . → Read More: This American Life: Bad Bank

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A short news piece on “trash outs.”

By , on 25 February, 2009

I’d never heard the term before, but apparently it’s a service banks pay for to deal with all the stuff left behind when people vacate a foreclosed home. I’ve yet to own a home of my own and I’ve always managed to survive to the end of the lease on any of the apartments I’ve . . . → Read More: A short news piece on “trash outs.”

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Hollywood may set up shop in Michigan.

By , on 6 January, 2009

When I was younger I knew I wanted to be an actor when I grew up, but other than a small voice role in an anime dub, an impossible to see stint as an extra in Hoffa, and being cast as the lead in a community theater production of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown . . . → Read More: Hollywood may set up shop in Michigan.

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Pity the rich for they are experiencing “Luxury Shame.”

By , on 3 December, 2008

It’s not easy being a multimillionaire in these tough economic times. Having all those whiny middle class and poor people crying about how they’re out of work or about to lose their homes just takes all the fun out of conspicuous consumption. It’s gotten so bad that Newsweek has a big article about it:

Multimillionaire . . . → Read More: Pity the rich for they are experiencing “Luxury Shame.”

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There’s a few Christians out there that need to read their Bible more.

By , on 30 October, 2008

What’s (amusingly) wrong with the following picture:

It’s a bunch of Christians praying fervently to God in front of a statue of a bull for his (God’s) help in fixing the financial market. This was apparently the idea of a noted Christian “leader” by the name of Cindy Jacobs who’s been hearing the voice of . . . → Read More: There’s a few Christians out there that need to read their Bible more.

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Deal News.com - Black Friday is no longer a day, it’s a season.

By , on 28 October, 2008

Even though I rarely have extra cash laying around these days I still make a habit of keeping up with various websites such as Deal News.com which specialize in finding and promoting deals (natch). In addition to finding literally hundreds of deals every day they occasionally have an article about shopping such as the following . . . → Read More: Deal News.com - Black Friday is no longer a day, it’s a season.

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