Office Bow of Death

The Office Bow of Death and how to build it…

Place the arrow on the string of the bow. Resting the arrow on the hand gripping the bow. Pinching the arrow and the string pull back to create tension on the arrow. Release. Now get out and unleash “OFFICE PUNISHMENT” on thine enemies!!!Note**: This information is provided as “Educational Knowledge”. This weapon can actually penetrate flesh, muscle and eyeballs. I am not responsible for the mis-use of this knowledge.

Thanks Jeremy

Housing Bubble?

Yeah interest rates are on the rise and house flipping shows are all the rage. Come join the investors in real estate and get rich. Quick, before the whole thing implodes… or at least that is what some nay-sayers claim. Most likely, a slowdown in the housing market will most likely manifest as a plateauing of prices instead of a “crash”. Now that, of course, is in general: condos, commercial real estate, and select areas could all experience a reversal, but we’re talking in general here. Usually the places where a reversal would occur is where the pricing has gotten out of control and grown to quickly. Take these areas for instance:

Metro Housing Increase (vs last year)
Phoenix 47.0%
Cape Coral, Fla. 45.2%
Palm Bay, Fla. 40.0%
Orlando 36.5%
Sarasota, Fla. 34.3%
Reno 32.1%
Miami 31.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla. 31.2%
Durham, N.C. 30.9%
Sources: National Association of Realtors, Commerce Department
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Myers Changes My Outlook

Harriet Meyers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court yesterday, but you'd never know it to look at the news feeds. I actually had to search to find any word of her today. Apparently Mrs. Miers has already faded into history. The withdrawl was a big victory for Conservative Republicans who were shocked to find out that controling the House, Senate, and the White House was not enough to merit a stronger candidate. In fact the nomination was so "stealth" that it seemed neither the Republican Majority nor the Democratic Minority knew what to make of her. The end result was both sides at the same time attacking and defending her with pauses for confused contemplation. But the nomination was actually a watershed moment for me. It was her nomination that I realized that solution to "legislating from the bench" and the need for "judicial restraint" was not going found where most were looking for it: a Supreme Court nomination. A supreme court nomination. A nomination that would upset the balance — or maintain it. As long as the nominee ends up being who everyone thinks they will be — perceptions which have turned out wrong on many occasions. No, the problem will not be solved by "a" or even several nominations. The problem can only be truely stemmed by something stronger: a constitutional ammendment. We actually need three. Three seperate ammendments to steer this country back to the greatness it once held and guard to it's path in the future. But more on that later…

Chinese Idol

No not that kind of idol, the other one. This starts of good… and then it gets GREAT! And somewhere a communist ruler is crying. Ah the power of the Internet / Information / Ideas / Music / or somethin' like that.

Thanks Sarah UPDATE: Warning, while this is quite entertaining, it will have you singing the Back Street Boys for the rest of the day.