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Or rather just commentary on the news and other miscellaneous topics. In no particular order…

1. The stock market is up! And you know why? Because I’ve been ignoring it. Yes, I knew it would work!

2. Age-related mental decline starts in the late-20s – Yahoo! News  This explains everything. It’s also a pisser to realize that I’m past my prime, mentally speaking.

3. Why Cheap People Will Never Get Rich  This writer’s friend sounded like they deserved to buy that “really good deal” of a house. He’s also right about financial education in school. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen horror stories of people who just don’t know the value of the dollar and have no concept of budgeting, prioritizing, planning for the future or anything else. They can’t handle a check book and sure as hell can’t handle credit cards.

4. Saturn Was Supposed to Save GM . I’m partial to GM cars and we all know the unfolding disaster that is General Motors today. But after reading this article I felt especially bummed the next time I got behind the wheel of my Saturn.

5. YouTube Redeux – Well, I had said before that I was done with YouTube. I’m still irritated over the whole WMG thing and all but I recently got inspired to try to make another video and I went about looking for music that, hopefully, will be allowed on YouTube. I found a site called freemusicplay.com which has royalty free instrumental music that can be used. The music there is very good. I haven’t finished my vid yet and frankly I should be spending the time working on writing projects but the idea wouldn’t leave me alone. I’ll post it up and blog it here when it’s completed.

6. Saddam’s Peal Handled AK-47.  When I saw this tidbit today, all I could think of was George C. Scott as General George S. Patton Jr in the 1970 movie “Patton” when a reporter asks Patton about his pearl handled revolvers. “They’re ivory. Only a cheap pimp from a New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl handled pistol.”

7. Opportunites – Let’s Make Lots of Money!  Interestingly, I vividly remember this Pet Shop Boy’s video from way back when but couldn’t recall the song. I like the song though and this is another one of those great 80′s hits that I’ve discovered/rediscovered lately.