- More and more people can’t afford their own apartments or homes. They’re moving in with family, or taking on boarders or roommates. How bad would things have to get before you would think about moving back in with your family?
- The Senate democrats got a pep talk on health care from Bill Clinton on Tuesday, someone who knows a little something about failed attempts to nationalize the health industry.
- Gorbachev says that the US is doomed to failure in Afghanistan, even if we send more troops. Is it just wishful thinking from the former Soviet kingpin or does Gorby speak from experience?
- A look into John Howell’s future? A judge ruled that a husband has to continue to pay alimony even after retirement, and if he can’t afford the payments on a fixed income, he’ll just have to keep working until he dies.
- Turns out that pigs really are smart, or at least have cognitive abilities beyond most animals. If they were really smart they would figure out a way to be less tasty.
- How comfortable are you about working with your spouse? How about in the same department? Awkward? What if you get accused of favoritism? What if one of you has to fire the other? What if you both get laid off?
- With his internal organs turning on him, the White House has decided to throw Glenn Beck a bone: Mao enthusiast Anita Dunn is stepping down as White House Communications Director.
- Astro-nut update: Former astronaut Lisa Nowak has gotten one year of probation for attacking a romantic rival.
- A United pilot who was about to fly from London to Chicago as busted for drinking. It seems like for every Sully out there, there’s at least one airline pilot who thinks that they fly their best when their friend Jack is their co-pilot.
- This is almost as good as the “too fat to kill” defense: The Letterman blackmailer now claims that he was just pitching a screenplay to him.
- Sarah Palin has made her triumphant return to Twitter. I think this may be good news, with only 140 characters to work with Sarah Palin will sound articulate.
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Archive for November 11th, 2009
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