The Mess On Wall Street: Four Trillion Dollars Down The Drain
Simply staggering.
And the real reason for our bleak outlook?
HOW PROJECTED SURPLUSES BECAME DEFICITS:
Main Causes Were Tax Cuts and Higher Security Spending
I hope something happens soon, because right now the only thing keeping us out of another great depression is the fact that the rest of the world is slowly heading into recession along with us; if they stabilize before we do, we’re goners.
… just dropped.
So after perhaps the worst possible news regarding my trip to England (there’s no way whatsoever that I’ll make it to continental Europe now), I have two options:
1) try to fend for myself in England for food, lodging, etc. for 14 days (5 days are covered by the c.s. lewis oxbridge 2008 conference) on approximately $600 USD / £300 GBP
2) not go entirely, even though the conference fees ($2500) the airfare ($225 + 80,000 frequent flyer miles) and the rail transport fees (approximately $500) have already been paid.
Any thoughts? Is it possible to survive in England, in the summer for £20 per day?
And of course, if it is possible to physically survive on £20 per day (food and lodging) does that leave anything at all for entertainment or sightseeing / tourism?
Honestly though, I need to stop getting my hopes up (ever) because seriously, the whole “Mallon luck” joke that my dad always made is true…
“If we didn’t have bad luck, we wouldn’t have any.”
Well, I received an e-mail this morning that the professional pictures from my brother’s wedding are now online at the following link:
All I can say is that I’m quite happy that I appear in surprisingly few of them.
So I saw this on Digg, and liked it enough that I figured I’ll embed it here. Note, I did not make the video, just liked the message, cheers.
