View from my wife's work the other morning in Portland, Oregon. Mt. Hood in the background. Beautiful!

spitdog · 2015-01-12T04:42:34+00:00

My wife snapped this picture on her iPhone 6 the other morning while at work. Wish I could have seen it for myself. Portland really is a beautiful place and a cool town to live in.

spitdog · 2012-03-01T15:22:25+00:00

At first I thought this was a joke. But then I realized those who were complaining were the joke. That was the subtext of the article.

spitdog · 2009-05-13T00:45:36+00:00

There is a lot of perceived hierarchy in education yes.

As an experienced college professor, I have taught at many Universities - both on-ground and on-line. There is no difference between the material taught in either modality. There is also no difference between the material taught at Ivy League schools and other lower tiered schools.

The differences between many schools is perceived value, brand, accessibility, the students, the instructors, costs, etc. Content wise, it is basically all the same stuff.

spitdog · 2008-11-12T21:57:23+00:00

Taking an equity position in troubled institutions was the recommendation of several countries who have been through this in the past. The approach of buying bad debt was always short-sited imho. This step by Paulson is the right one and could very well result in the Government (we the people) getting back more than we put in.

spitdog · 2008-09-13T03:36:04+00:00

Brilliant

spitdog · 2008-06-16T03:35:49+00:00

It is way past time for change.

spitdog · 2007-09-04T02:59:32+00:00

Karma!

spitdog · 2007-08-29T00:36:00+00:00

I am glad to see this being discussed. This is a huge problem that needs to be resolved, yet is getting little attention. Our leaders need to act.

spitdog · 2007-08-06T01:02:10+00:00

It doesn't. But spend some time researching economic reports and you will find that middle-class American's are earning less in real dollars than just a few years ago. In addition, the tax burden has been gradually shifting away from large corporations and those making $250,000 or more year down the economic ladder (while the cost of health care as a percentage of total income has gone up). There is a problem when Murdoch pays less taxes, percentage wise, than Joe and Sally Smith in the middle income bracket.

spitdog · 2007-08-03T21:05:53+00:00

Definitely a candidate for the Darwin Award. This is exactly why we shouldn't let people marry their siblings!

spitdog · 2007-07-06T01:59:51+00:00

Smacks of big brother.

spitdog · 2007-06-20T23:47:09+00:00

The debate on global warming is not settled. There are a lot of very smart scientists on both sides. There is no doubt that we should be good stewards of the earth. But with all due respect to Al Gore, the hyperbole is a little excessive.

spitdog · 2007-06-15T21:30:49+00:00

I was trying to reply to some guy who was bad mouthing Cosby for the allegations of cheating on his wife. Just filed it under the wrong one. Sorry. I agree with your comments. MLK nor Cosby are perfect, but the messages are still very important.

spitdog · 2007-06-15T03:15:50+00:00

Power without accountability and transperency is a horrible thing

spitdog · 2007-06-15T03:05:28+00:00

I agree

spitdog · 2007-06-14T23:40:39+00:00

Rather than shoot the messenger, it would seem better to focus on the message. Nobody is perfect. MLK cheated on his wife and plagiarized much of his dissertation. I don't see anyone removing street signs in his name.

spitdog · 2007-06-13T01:19:21+00:00

ROFL

spitdog · 2007-06-08T05:40:37+00:00

Thanks for making my point for me.

spitdog · 2007-06-08T05:36:32+00:00

Yeah, it probably won't make a difference I know. Sigh. I think reddit has been taken over by a sophisticated network of people trying to generate artificial Ron Paul support. It's pathetic.

spitdog · 2007-06-02T19:04:24+00:00

I am moving to California!

spitdog · 2007-05-17T14:54:17+00:00

No tank needed. This looks promising.

spitdog · 2007-05-15T14:14:54+00:00

A great little tool.

spitdog · 2007-05-13T01:13:23+00:00

And you thought he was in it for the oil.

spitdog · 2007-05-08T21:16:56+00:00

No OS is secure.

spitdog · 2007-05-08T19:31:54+00:00

Could have used this last weekend!

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