That didn’t take too long.
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010*
*
*
*
*
*
Images: (basic billboard pix) via treehugger.com; (oiled Pelican) AP Photo via huffingtonpost.com; (clean Pelican) via kookaburra.typepad.com
Archive for the 'Business' Category
Art Imitates the Oil Bidniss
Saturday, May 29th, 2010*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Images: (Matisse) via maangchi.com; (Fortuny) via rhonavalentine.co.uk; (oil) I believe AP Photo; (BP logo) via open.salon.com
You can’t find them at Lowes…
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010*
*
*
(Rajesh Kumar Singh, Associated Press / May 15, 2010) via chicagotribune.net
The scenes they never show us.
Friday, May 7th, 2010*
*
*
*
Image: (bird) AP Photo via thinkprogress.com
Speaking At Trade Association Funded By BP, Gov. Perry Claims Rig Disaster Is An ‘Act Of God’–Think Progress headline, 5/5/2010
Thursday, May 6th, 2010*
*
“And God created spin…”
*
*
*
The story is here.
Images: (God creates man by Michelangelo) via reason.com; (blowout) d2eosjbgw49cu5.cloudfront.net via trends-search.com; (BP logo) via designlessbetter.com;(hard hat) via accrete.com
The Most Stressful Jobs in America–Yahoo headline
Monday, April 26th, 2010*
TODAY - April 26, 2010
*
*
Photo via Yahoo.com
Workers in these careers face erratic hours and
even life-or-death situations.
Five (SIX) worst-ranked professions
America’s Most Stressful Jobs 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
provided by
CNBC
With unemployment high, many people with jobs are grateful to get their weekly paychecks, but that feeling alone doesn’t take the stress out of the daily grind.
To get a […]
To Ease Budget Woes, California Might Sell Ads on Electronic Freeway Signs–Sacramento Bee headline, 2/5/2010
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Vincenzo Kolchak sent the story and his idea for dancing electrons…
Speed Limit70Cruise better with
SHELL Gasoline
With Platformate
***
I wondered, “Why stop with electronic freeway signs?”
On a two-lane blacktop somewhere near Modesto…
*
***
The article is here.
Image: (sign) upload.wikimedia.org via commons.wikimedia.org; (Sears) acgadmin.fry.com via autoclubgroup.com
Vincenzo is the person who found irony in the “Twenty One” quiz show scandal. Everyone was worried about keeping the high ground for a program sponsored by GERITOL tonic for “tired blood.”
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 I sent the following item from GADGET LAB
to Vincenzo Kolchak:
—
Blu-ray Maker Re-Boxes $500 Player, Charges $3,500
* By Charlie Sorrel Email Author
* January 22, 2010
* 7:14 am
* Categories: Media Players
“Above you see two Blu-ray players. On the bottom is the Oppo BDP-83, a $500 machine. On top is the Lexicon BD-30, which will set you […]
The new Demockracy.
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Courts Roll Back Limits on Spending in Election Law
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: January 8, 2010
WASHINGTON — Even before a landmark Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law expected within days, a series of other court decisions is reshaping the political battlefield by freeing corporations, unions and other interest groups from many of the restrictions on […]
JAY-CEEs Run Amok!
Sunday, November 8th, 2009*
*
*
*
*
*
Image:(Sodom area) via thinkingaboutgod.com; (basic sign) & (Sheriffs) & (Masons) & (Lions) via v.files visa city-data.com;(League of Women Voters) lwvpbc.org (Shriners) gwmemorial.org; (Eagles) via blogtown.portlandmercury.com; (cityscape) Istanbul via images.travelpod.com