A delicacy in some parts of the world.

Such is the delicacy of man alone, that no object is produced to his liking.  He finds that in everything there is need for improvement.

- Adam Smith (1723-1790)

Local.

Buy Local.  Seriously, do it.  They are calling it The Local Multiplier Effect and it's pretty cool.

"...spending your money at independent businesses begins a cycle in which those businesses then spend their money at local shops, and so on." 


from ApartmentTherapy.com & ReadyMade Magazine



Lunch lunch lunch. Dinner.

Lunch: Spanish rice, cheese and black beans.
Dinner: Coconut-tomato soup with cilantro-lime rice and sweet corn.
Recyclable Containers: Smart & Final about $6 for 50 lids or 25 bottoms.

Jaywalker - hey, walker



from: http://blogdowntown.com/ via http://www.good.is/

Where does the money from Los Angeles's $190 jaywalking tickets go?

stimulate

How the GI Bill changed the economy

(aka The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944)

warren thinks we're "fabulous"

“If I had to put all of my net worth into stock, that would be the stock.”

- Warren Buffet regarding Wells Fargo
(WFC 5/1/09 $19.61)

suddenly the midwest doesn't look so bad...

hey spendy

"The problem is us. The problem is not the banks, greedy though they may be, overpaid though they may be. The problem is us... We've been living very high on the hog. Our living standard has been rising dramatically in the last 25 years. And we have been borrowing much of the money to make that prosperity happen."

-David Beim, Columbia

add to the reading pile

Buddhist nun joins forces with 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author
The siblings' book, Rich Brother, Rich Sister, celebrates both business acumen and Eastern religion. The Long Beach nun wonders: 'Am I selling out?'

By Louis Sahagun February 9, 2009 (LATimes.com)

trust them...

remember to kick in

crisis advice

"In a crisis - don't just do something, stand there."

- Simon Johnson Economics Professor MIT
Here's What I'm Doing from NPR's Marketplace

no nailpolish...just sayin'

like a tea party, but less fun

mojave

Desert Life in Tough Times
NPR Commentary by Mary Sojourner

leave it to the bears to get things done

small world after all...

"There has been a huge increase in financial globalization just in the last few years...this has made the global financial system a lot more tightly linked, so that big economies are now experiencing the kind of contagion previously associated with emerging markets caught up in the 1997-1998 crisis. We’re all Brazilians now."

-Paul Krugman, NY Times blog

Image by Disney stylist, Mary Blair

777 points in a day

from ww.toothpastefordinner.com

well hello again, mr. buffett

Mr. Buffett has long had a fascination with Goldman and first visited the firm when he was 10 with his father, according to someone familiar with the matter.

-from "Buffett to Invest $5bn in Goldman" on http://www.wsj.com/

success during crisis, how?

"Minimizing subprime lending is a reflection of a broader cultural difference at the bank, which is ultimately the bigger factor in the company's success" from sfgate.com 9/21/08