Monthly Archives: June 2011

It’s the ABI, stupid.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

The latest report from the Architectural Billings Index should cause concern: On the heels of a sizeable decrease in April, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) slowed even further in May.  As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI … Continue reading →

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Succulent Saturday: Muffins

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Henceforth, Saturdays will be known as Succulent Saturday (thanks to @wbdnewton for the name suggestion) wherein I post some of my favorite recipes. They may or may not be familiar to you, but all are Zarf tested and approved. This … Continue reading →

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OMG…Delta!!1!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I was going to write something about how much of a fail twitter was about Delta last night, but I’d rather you go read this post by Steven Frischling in which he destroys any and all arguments that Delta hates … Continue reading →

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Location. Location. Location.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Or how to torpedo a Presidential campaign before leaving port in three easy steps… 1. As she demonstrates here, Sarah Rumpf was kind enough to let us know where Huntsman first erred and why one should ALWAYS register one’s own … Continue reading →

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Fight Like a Girl…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 1 is for lymphoma in remission. 1 is for a battle with lymphoma lost. 1 is for ovarian cancer being treated. 1 is for a battle with ovarian cancer lost. 4 … Continue reading →

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Chevy Volt

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

(This is an old post from elsewhere I’m resurrecting in light of the debate about ethanol subsidies and the fact that the Volt only sold 326 units in December of 2010) The Chevy Volt is a piss-poor idea for a … Continue reading →

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100 Things

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Apropos of nothing, I was thinking about this recently… I have a confession to make. I read all these blogs about minimalism and simplicity and find it a laudable goal, but one I don’t think I can subscribe to. Sure, … Continue reading →

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On Father’s Day…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I posed the question a week or so ago asking how to best commemorate my grandfather’s passing in a tweet, knowing full well it could not be done. I tried to tweet a few memories, but knew that would not … Continue reading →

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Greetings…

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

It has come to my attention that I have not blogged in a *very* long time. It has been suggested that I remedy this failing on my part. So here I am. ( you should consider yourselves fortunate, but I’m … Continue reading →

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