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$499 laptop deals

It is the last Sunday in January and I see some great computer deals. I am not talking about the apple ipad either which doesn’t seem to be a good value buy to me. The cheapest one is priced at $499 which is basically an oversized apple iPod touch and doesn’t seem to [...]

Strikeforce Miami MMA Nick Diaz Impressive

The Strikeforce MMA show was pretty good.  I think Lashley and Walker did well.  The Nick Diaz fight was impressive.  The Lawler comeback punch to win the fight was surprising.  It was weird that when they showed the replays, I couldn’t see the punch land on Manhoef’s chin in either angle.
I really am amazed at [...]

Jan 2010 YTD Bank Closures 15

Earlier I blogged that we were up to 14 bank closure for the year.  USA today cites one more bank than what I read earlier.  This is not a good start for the year and reflects the true strength of our banking system.  With all the taxpayer money that our government gave to the banks [...]

Economy is growing, but stock markets are down, and banks are closing.

What a weird economy we are in.  It seems most news reports continue to contradict the realities we live in.    Most reports are stating the recession is over and that the economy has grown by 5.7%, the fastest pace in 6 years.
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) –

The U.S. economy expanded in the fourth quarter at the [...]