Saturday, May 6, 2006
Ain’t communism grand?
Some members are more equal than others. Tell that to the people that get soap rations that serve you at your 5 star Cuban resort.
Cuban President Fidel Castro was furious when Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $550 million last year. This year, the magazine upped its estimate of the communist leader’s wealth to a cool $900 million.
Friday, May 5, 2006
Changing wife
If you’re lucky enough to have a traditional wife, beware of her
becoming a Supermom. You
may need an extra wife, in this case.
Further on the Great Decline
Canada, that tries so hard to European and not American, should take
heed to what’s happening in
Europe.
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Is anyone listening?
Count me as one who doesn’t watch CNN anymore.
Click here for a similar chart showing total viewership. It’s not pretty either, with a 21 percent drop for Zahn, 15 percent drop for King, and 23 percent drop for Cooper…
At least ever since Fox came to Canada.
With satellite radio, video on demand, and internet TV coming, I’d hate to run a TV network now.
King of the TV money puns dies
If you ever watched Wall Street Week like I did, you’ll be sad to hear this.
Once while answering a viewer’s letter on investing in a hairpiece manufacturer, he said, “If all your money seems to be hair today and gone tomorrow, we’ll try to make it grow by giving you the bald facts on how to get your investments toupee.”
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Downing on Jacobs
Very few locals are brave enough to take on Jane, but Downing is.
I confess that for me, Jacobs was like that verse in Matthew about a prophet without honour. Much praise for her comes from activists who would follow a moose statue if it suited their ideology. Then there are those who admired her blunt talk but never puzzled their way through her books.