Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Stealing, and Bragging About It

I can recall, as a child, stealing.  I knew it was wrong, and I am glad that I was caught, and punished, by my parents.  I can still recall my personal humiliation.  Who will punish Hillary Clinton, for stealing, and bragging about it?

"Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you,” Sen. Clinton said. “We’re saying that for America to get back on track, we’re probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."

Back off, Hillary.

“San Francisco rolls out the red carpet for the Clintons."

Via Drudge.

Posted by John Venlet on 06/29 at 09:39 AM
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More Real Estate

In a post the other day, titled “Real Estate - Bubble, Bust or Boon?," I linked to a few individuals opinions on the real estate market.  Today, while perusing BDMag.com, I came across an article on emerging real estate markets which provides information on minority homeownership trends, and how this information could be utilized as a part of a long term growth strategy for the real estate market.  The article is titled “Emerging Markets: Grow Your Business Well into the Future." An excerpt from the article.

"As measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, today one quarter of the nation’s households are minority households. In the most recent annual study produced by Harvard’s Joint Center of Housing Studies, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2003, housing industry experts estimate that by 2020 that percentage will have climbed to one-third. The study also points out that the leading demographic drivers of growth in minority households are immigrants, the majority of whom are Hispanic. African Americans and Asians are also strongly represented in net household formation projections of 1.4 million per year over the next 15 years."

Posted by John Venlet on 06/29 at 06:58 AM
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I'd Call It Art

Crop circles, art, or messages from outer space.

"Michael Soper, a spokesman for Contact International, said last night he was sure it was another message from outer space. He said that while many crop formations were clearly done by dedicated crop artists, some contained messages and were unexplainable."

“SO WHAT ARE ALIENS TRYING TO TELL US THIS TIME?"

The design is aesthetically pleasing, to me.

Via Dean, at Dean’s World.

Posted by John Venlet on 06/29 at 02:52 AM
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You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

"So I told my dad what I have been doing, for the last dozen years, when I get a jury summons: I pitch it in the wastebasket. No hesitation, no guilt, just pitch it. My dad’s ears perked up at that, and he thought, “hmmmm.” After talking about it a few times, I kinda eased any concerns he had about that, because quite frankly, if the court ever approaches me with this issue, I’ll just say “What jury summons?” Without registered mail, they just can’t proved that I ever received one. And that’s that. They won’t have the time nor resources to pursue it any further."

Karen DeCoster discussing jury duty with her father in a post titled “Jury Summons to the Wastebasket."

Posted by John Venlet on 06/29 at 02:22 AM
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