Comments on: Late Late Nite FDL: Cheese Chasers http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:04:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Millineryman http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385906 Millineryman Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:10:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385906 <p>Good Morning all.</p> <p>The sun is shining here is southern NJ.</p> Good Morning all.

The sun is shining here is southern NJ.

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385905 twolf1 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:45:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385905 <p>Good morning eCAHNomics, how are you today? Crystal clear sky here but rain in the forecast for midday.</p> Good morning eCAHNomics, how are you today? Crystal clear sky here but rain in the forecast for midday.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385904 eCAHNomics Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:25:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385904 <p>Good morning twolf1.</p> Good morning twolf1.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385903 eCAHNomics Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:24:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385903 <p>I didn’t read any of the books on Enron. I read the newspapers pretty thoroughly & saw the movie, and watched the testimony on CSPAN. After all that, I thought I knew as much as I wanted to know, so though I own several books, I never got around to reading them.</p> <p>I had a funny personal observation that made the Enron debacle more interesting. My firm held a “new economy” conference in Santa Fe in October 99. I was not presenting, but I attended. Enron was on the program and made the kind of presentation I would normally love, full of facts and charts. Still, something struck me as bogus. Not too long afterwards, we all learned what it was.</p> I didn’t read any of the books on Enron. I read the newspapers pretty thoroughly & saw the movie, and watched the testimony on CSPAN. After all that, I thought I knew as much as I wanted to know, so though I own several books, I never got around to reading them.

I had a funny personal observation that made the Enron debacle more interesting. My firm held a “new economy” conference in Santa Fe in October 99. I was not presenting, but I attended. Enron was on the program and made the kind of presentation I would normally love, full of facts and charts. Still, something struck me as bogus. Not too long afterwards, we all learned what it was.

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385902 twolf1 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:19:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385902 <p>Mornin’ all!</p> Mornin’ all!

]]> By: solai http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385901 solai Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:18:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385901 <p>Did I mention that we have a small balcony off one of the bedrooms that is now the residence of a pigeon either laying an egg or hatching one</p> <p>Not being a financial wizard, I read quite a few Enron books trying to understand what exactly happened. The best was Kurt Eichenwald’s. Did you read that?</p> Did I mention that we have a small balcony off one of the bedrooms that is now the residence of a pigeon either laying an egg or hatching one

Not being a financial wizard, I read quite a few Enron books trying to understand what exactly happened. The best was Kurt Eichenwald’s. Did you read that?

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385900 eCAHNomics Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:13:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385900 <p>Yesterday I finally finished After Tamerlane by John Darwin, a history of all the empires in the world after 1405. An excellent book but very dense. Now I’m not quite halfway thru Bad Samaritans by Ha-Joon Chang, which details why everything the neoliberals (=neolimperialists) say about free trade is exactly the opposite from reality. We should have him on one of our book salons. Because it’s economics, I can read it pretty quickly.</p> Yesterday I finally finished After Tamerlane by John Darwin, a history of all the empires in the world after 1405. An excellent book but very dense. Now I’m not quite halfway thru Bad Samaritans by Ha-Joon Chang, which details why everything the neoliberals (=neolimperialists) say about free trade is exactly the opposite from reality. We should have him on one of our book salons. Because it’s economics, I can read it pretty quickly.

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385899 Marion in Savannah Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:05:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385899 <p>Good morning, pups. It’s MoDo, Kristof and Rich. MoDo says Bill is “Standing By His Woman,” and that Hillary, fresh from pushing the preposterous Mark Penn to the rear of her leaky boat, has to deal with Bill making waves again. Mr. Kristof’s column is titled “Extended Forecast: Bloodshed.” He says the direst consequences of our delay in confronting climate change may include civil war — and even witch-killings — among the poorest peoples on earth. Mr. Rich says “The Petraeus-Crocker Show Gets the Hook,” and that most Americans don’t want to hear, see or feel anything about the Iraq war. They want to look away, period, and have been doing so for some time.</p> <p><a href="http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/</a></p> <p>The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got the whole deal today, scrambled eggs, grits, bacon or sausage and biscuits. I’m going to be doing some digging in the dirt and I need something to keep my energy up. Yesterday I got two <a href="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/rose-mallow-swamp-mallow-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">rose mallows</a> that I hope will do well and keep the butterflies and hummingbirds happy. Have a great day.</p> Good morning, pups. It’s MoDo, Kristof and Rich. MoDo says Bill is “Standing By His Woman,” and that Hillary, fresh from pushing the preposterous Mark Penn to the rear of her leaky boat, has to deal with Bill making waves again. Mr. Kristof’s column is titled “Extended Forecast: Bloodshed.” He says the direst consequences of our delay in confronting climate change may include civil war — and even witch-killings — among the poorest peoples on earth. Mr. Rich says “The Petraeus-Crocker Show Gets the Hook,” and that most Americans don’t want to hear, see or feel anything about the Iraq war. They want to look away, period, and have been doing so for some time.

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The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got the whole deal today, scrambled eggs, grits, bacon or sausage and biscuits. I’m going to be doing some digging in the dirt and I need something to keep my energy up. Yesterday I got two rose mallows that I hope will do well and keep the butterflies and hummingbirds happy. Have a great day.

]]> By: solai http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385898 solai Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:05:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385898 <p>I brought 3 books that I’ve been meaning to read. I may get my chance. One is “Charlie Wilson’s War”. I’ve found I don’t enjoy fiction as much as I used to but didn’t want to get too deep when I’m supposed to be on R&R. Thus, left “Blackwater” at home. (I’ve had it for months. I think I’m afraid to read it…much scarier than anything Stephen King could write).</p> I brought 3 books that I’ve been meaning to read. I may get my chance. One is “Charlie Wilson’s War”. I’ve found I don’t enjoy fiction as much as I used to but didn’t want to get too deep when I’m supposed to be on R&R. Thus, left “Blackwater” at home. (I’ve had it for months. I think I’m afraid to read it…much scarier than anything Stephen King could write).

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385897 eCAHNomics Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:53:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/12/late-late-nite-fdl-cheese-chasers/#comment-1385897 <p>Hi solai. Yesterday was the first really great spring day in the mid-Hudson. Sunny, got up to low 70s. The ground was soaked from thunderstorms the night before, so couldn’t do outside work. Instead, I read outdorrs for hours. A preferrable was for me to spend the day. It’s cloudy this morning, with possible rainshowers predicted.</p> Hi solai. Yesterday was the first really great spring day in the mid-Hudson. Sunny, got up to low 70s. The ground was soaked from thunderstorms the night before, so couldn’t do outside work. Instead, I read outdorrs for hours. A preferrable was for me to spend the day. It’s cloudy this morning, with possible rainshowers predicted.

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