Category Archives: politics

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:11 – With Barbara’s mom and dad both in the hospital, she and Frances are even busier than usual. They expect Dutch to be discharged late this week, and are looking at assisted-living facilities to decide which are acceptable to … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 18 April 2013

Posted on 18 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:58 – The lead article in our morning paper is about the efforts of local Republican state legislator Debra Conrad (formerly Conrad-Shrader; apparently she’s gotten a divorce) and a large group of other Republican state legislators to pass a bill … Continue reading →

Posted in news, politics | 44 Comments

Friday, 12 April 2013

Posted on 12 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

12:19 – The news reports over the last couple of days have said that the Troika was requiring Cyprus to sell its gold reserves, about €400 million worth. As it turns out, they’re not requiring Cyprus to sell those reserves; … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 11 April 2013

Posted on 11 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:35 – Poor Cyprus. Until yesterday, everyone seemed to be agreed that Cyprus needed €17 billion to avoid bankruptcy. The Troika would provide €10 billion of that amount as a bailout loan, and Cyprus itself had to come up with … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 7 April 2013

Posted on 7 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:48 – We decided not to continue our subscription to Acorn TV beyond the 30-day free trial. There’s just not enough content there to make it worth our while. It’s not the price, which is only $3/month or $30/year. It’s … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:48 – The city of Stockton, California is declaring bankruptcy, driven under by the costs of government services, primarily pension and retiree health-care costs. It’s not the first, and won’t be the last, city or state government to find itself … Continue reading →

Posted in government, news, politics, science kits | 74 Comments

Monday, 1 April 2013

Posted on 1 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:46 – We finished the first quarter of 2013 with kit sales about 5.5 times those of Q1 2012. Of course, we’re now selling three major kit types, versus only one back then. Still, we’re far ahead of our original … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 30 March 2013

Posted on 30 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:35 – The situation in Cyprus is rapidly turning worse, a lot worse. On Thursday, the government was saying that capital controls would be in effect for a week; on Friday, they were saying capital controls would be in effect … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 28 March 2013

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:45 – Amidst all the furor about Cyprus, few have commented on the real implications of the imposition of capital controls to prevent capital flight from Cypriot banks: the euro has been shattered as a common currency. The fundamental characteristic … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Posted on 27 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:10 – I see that Netflix streaming now has series 5 of Mad Men available. I’d almost forgotten we had that title in our queue. We watched series 4 on DVD in April 2011. I seem to remember that there … Continue reading →

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