Today Chicken Little called out, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” The panic began and Wall Street plunged, but eventually came to it’s senses a bit. When the final trades were counted, the index was off 363.35 points, or 3.5 percent and closed at 9,962.03. Still not a good day for the market, but not as bad as […]
It’s not stopping, folks. The New York Times just reported that the Dow is down 700 points and Standard & Poor’s is down 7.7%. The Dow has lost more than 1,100 points — or about 10 percent — in slightly more than a week. The S. & P. has lost more than 15 percent in […]
The New York Times breaking news is bad news on the financial front. The Dow just dropped below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. You can read about it at Stocks Fall Sharply on Credit Concerns. There are also two related stories, Full of Doubts, U.S. Shoppers Cut Spending and Europe Tested by Financial Crisis. This […]
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink offerings […]
That’s the number of mittens, gloves and wristlets sent to the Cheyenne River Reservation from the Native American Support group and friends in their Mittenz 2008 blitz. That’s a lot of warm hands. Other warm up goodies included in this blitz were 234 hats, 48 prs. booties, socks and slippers, 17 sweatshirts and sweaters, 1 vest, 29 […]
This recipe is for Oatmeal Pie. I’ve had it around since the seventies, but don’t remember where it originally came from. This tastes like pecan pie, but without the cost of the pecans. OATMEAL PIE 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup quick oats 3/4 cup flake coconut 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup margarine 3/4 cup syrup Combine […]
I just saw this video link at the Wastrel Show and wanted to share it with you. Apparently it’s making it’s way around the Internet.