CHESSNOID

Random Noid Musings

Subscription Options

You are viewing the Archives

California economy at a turning point

This Tuesday Californians will be voting on some measures aimed to alleviate some of the budget pressures the state is experiencing.  I don’t think it will make any difference because it doesn’t solve the long term problems of our state economy.  The way it is now, no one in our state really wants any more [...]

Earthquake weather May 17, 2009

Whenever we have unusual weather here in southern California like extreme heat after some  cool temperatures,  earthquakes seem to  happen.  Tonight at 8:40 we had a 5.0 shaker that seemed to last for 15 seconds centered near Lennox, CA.  My mom actually lives near the epicenter.  I called her and she said things fell of [...]

The Bachelorette’s Jillian Harris starts May 18

I have seen a few commercials for this show and am looking forward to watching it.  She seems like a very nice girl, but they all do in the beginning.  Let’s hope she doesn’t do a Bachelor Brad or Bachelorette Jen  at the end of the season where they rejected both finalists.   I do hope [...]

Obama budget chief Peter Orszag in denial state

This gentleman basically thinks the recession is over.  There are a ton of reports out there and I don’t understand which ones he is looking at to come to that conclusion.
Yahoo AP:
The White House’s budget director says the economy has almost bottomed out and the sense of economic free-fall is over.
Peter Orszag (OR-zag) says that [...]