Hillary, check your head. “Mrs Clinton proposed expansion of the groups among measures to tackle weaknesses in the mortgage market and Âsupport homeowners. She vowed to clamp down on “unfair lending practices†and create a $1bn federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Mrs Clinton said fixing the mortgage crisis would be among the priorities …
Yearly Archives: 2007
Cove dive
I finally got around to doing a couple dives at La Jolla Cove this morning with a friend. We got in the water a bit after nine, and the visibility had already started to go, but it was still a great dive. We headed out to the yellow buoy, then towards the gray one before …
The ethanol scam
RollingStone has a great article called Ethanol Scam: Ethanol Hurts the Environment And Is One of America’s Biggest Political Boondoggles. If you aren’t familiar with the subject, this article is a great introduction. This is not just hype — it’s dangerous, delusional bullshit. Ethanol doesn’t burn cleaner than gasoline, nor is it cheaper. Our current …
Summer snorkeling
It has been pretty good snorkeling in La Jolla this summer. A few weeks back I snorkeled goldfish point, and got to see a young sea lion up close in the water. It zoomed around me a few times, checked out my fins, and then avoided the kayaks to find a rock in the sun. …
Better looking Windows
For all you folks out there still bound to Windows XP for work and games, there is a number of ways to make look less ugly. You can install some 3rd party themes, or an explorer replacement, but they require messing with DLLs and I’m lazy. I hated the silver theme, so I turned it …