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  • Tally (B)HO! Let's Track What the Administration is Up To...

    October 20, 2009

    •  While I've been paying a bit of attention lately to the local stage to try to do my part in making sure we don't have another disastrous four years under Governor Jon Corzine (especially since I unfortunately did my part to put him IN office by voting for him), the national circus has continued. Rather than a long-winded tirade today, let's just do a tally, shall we?$6,700 - The amount of ...
  • Double Tetraktys Symbol on the Dollar Bill?

    October 8, 2009

    • There are some who perceive a double Tetraktys in the thirteen stars of the Great Seal of the United States. Here it is, on the reverse side of the dollar bill. Each triangle (my overlay) frames the symbol’s ten points. Detail of the Great Seal on the reverse side of the U.S. dollar bill Given the  absence of this notion from the official annotation of ...
  • Dollar Bill Folding Crafts and Origami

    May 22, 2009

    • For those of you who have disposable income during in this tough economy, here are a few craft and origami ideas that your favorite graduate will be sure to appreciate: Dollar Bill Origami Aloha Shirt Dollar Bill Origami Bow Tie Dollar Bill Roses
  • A nation of debtors is not free a free people.

    January 28, 2009

    • The economy...Oy! And my second book of epigrams will be out in a few months. Here is a selection from the chapter on Wealth. And some advice for managing the stress regarding your investments: Don't Look! When the economy crashes you need to keep your head, even if you’ve lost everything else. The mark of an amateur investor is “believing” in a stock.  What you own lets you sleep -- what ...