Courtesy of NASA...

I found this photo to be quite post-worthy. (click on the image for full effect)



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Maybe this will be the cure for odd-hour calls from the parentals

Don't get me wrong - I love helping out my awesome parents who endured 18 years of raising me. But... this is probably a win-win for everyone :)



(http://xkcd.com/627/)

1921 Recession

All the time we hear about the Great Depression, how the government responded, and how badly we want to avoid that situation again. But the federal government is heading down the same path today, with respect to its attempts at stimulus.

Why don't we ever hear about the 1921 recession? Maybe because it never turned into a Depression, due in large part to President Harding's hands-off approach to letting the economy recover. Does our government pay attention to history?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_recession

Bloomberg Radio on your iPhone

***Please note: as of this writing, Bloomberg has disabled their streaming link, and the only way to access live radio is via their website (which streams via flash here: http://www.bloomberg.com/radio/) **

It took me way too long to figure this out, so I thought I'd share in case anyone else would find this useful.

To get live Bloomberg radio on your iPhone/iPod touch, download FStream (iTunes link)

Go to Favorites, hit Edit, Add new webradio, enter any name (doesn't matter), and enter this URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/streams/audio/radio_live_a.asx (link updated 7/12/2011)

(unlinked: http://www.bloomberg.com/streams/audio/radio_live_a.asx)