In today’s Wall Street Journal Marketplace section today there is an interesting set of headlines and articles. Just one day’s reports, and it’s been like this for over a month now.
Caterpillar’s Job Cuts Hit 20,000
IBM Slashes 2,800 Jobs In Sales, Software Units
GM Cuts Further; Chrysler Ends ‘Jobs Bank’
From here we find a description of a book (emphasis mine):
“…This book is truly a primer for readers who want to examine the substance of his thought and reflect on the next great chapter in the American story. It is an unofficial requirement for every citizen to own, to read, and to carry this book at all times.“
Flight attendant sues over sexy outfit demand
Associated Press
January 23, 2009A female flight attendant is suing US airlines JetBlue and Delta after being denied access to a flight because her outfit wasn’t provocative enough.
Schoolgirls banned from lessons by headmaster for being ‘too blonde’
Full article including photos here.
To the committee studying what to do with the detainees:
You have to put them somewhere, so please consider placing them, in equal numbers, in the District of Columbia, London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin.
Excerpt of ”Reverend” Lowery’s “prayer” at the inauguration:
“Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right.“
We were at the theater again on Saturday for more of The Met’s high definition broadcast opera series. This time it was for a performance of La Rondine.
As usual, it was an excellent performance and I really enjoyed it.
Sleeping North Dakota Woman Mistakenly Fires Shotgun in Bed
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Associated PressFARGO, N.D. — Fargo police say a woman triggered a shotgun by rolling over on it in bed.
Police Sgt. Jeff Skuza says the discharge sent a pellet through a wall and into the headboard of her neighbor’s bed.
Relax. It’s not a headline for here in the US. Not yet, anyway.
Full atricle at Times Online, first few paragraphs below.
January 4, 2009
Police set to step up hacking of home PCs
David Leppard
And good riddance. They were as much fun to deal with as ABN-AMRO was, but then it was a merger, so I shouldn’t have been surprised we were dealing with the same quality, or lack of, service.
In any case, our Christmas present was the receipt of a check for our escrow balance.
New Year’s Day, 1/1/9
~1300hrs
A little sore, but nothing unmanageable, I must have pulled my right shoulder a bit during the Walter act. It and my back have been nagging me all morning. Slept pretty well last night, that’s for sure. It was an Rx sleep though and I felt tired when I got up (late).
A new day and I’m getting started earlier in the morning, so it is cooler in the attic. Finish pushing and pulling the wire up from the outlet outside and through the PVC conduit. Finally I have enough to stretch over to it and grab it by the end. It’s a lot easier pulling the rest of the way. Go all the way up, climb in and sit on the new plywood “floor.” Oh, that’s nice. I can just lean over and screw the junction box to the vertical part of the truss frame.
