Deadman's blog

The Fed's ultimate hubris...

Deadman — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:25:25 +0000

So the powers that be on the Federal Reserve Board have decided to engage in round two of their little quantitative easing experiment, basically agreeing to purchase $600 billion in government debt over the next 8 months in order to keep interest rates artificially low and hopefully juice the economy in the process.

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Business

The dagbuzz for 10/20/10: (Wolraich Blows Smoke)

Deadman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:18:58 +0000

The one and only Genghis - all freshly scrubbed and shorn - stopped by the dagbuzz studio to discuss his book, Blowing Smoke: Why the Right Keeps Serving Up Whack-Job Fantasies about the Plot to Euthanize Grandma, Outlaw Christmas, and Turn Junior into a Raging Homosexual.

Next stop: Oprah's couch.

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Politics

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dagbuzz

Deadman: A quick reintroduction and quicker lament

Deadman — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:05:46 +0000

Wow. This is dagblog, huh? I don't even recognize the place. Readership is flourishing, the pace of posts is snowballing. Frightening dagger logo be damned, it even looks like an official bloggy thingy now.

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Potpourri

Personal

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Questions

Lucky: A lesson on living, loving and loss.

Deadman — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:43:22 +0000

My brother put his 18-year-old dog to sleep yesterday.

My sadness today is profound, almost overwhelming, and I am trying to figure out why.

Obviously, the dog himself, a terribly sweet, ridiculously cute cocker-beagle mix, is the primary reason. He was my brother's dog - there's no denying that - but he was really my first pet as well, my roommate and companion for the nine-plus years I lived with my brother after college.

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Personal

This Is Birdemic!! (Mega Shark who???)

Deadman — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:06:33 +0000

YnNvBucoNSY

Ok, I know its been along time since I posted, but this should more than make up for it. You're welcome ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Humor & Satire

Amazon caves to Macmillan

Deadman — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:48:21 +0000

Just read that Amazon has decided to give in to publisher Macmillan's demand that the online bookseller sell its books under an agency model for the price the publisher sets (which for the new books that make up most of the market will be 30-50 percent higher than the $10 Amazon currently charges).

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Business

Technology

2009 MOFT of the Year: Mrs. Deadman (of course!)

Deadman — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:19:07 +0000

It's been a long time since I've done one of these, but it's that time of year when I must bestow the coveted My One Favorite Thing award of 2009. Last year, you may recall, Cottonelle Wet Wipes Toilet Paper won the 2008 MOFT, just edging out Barack Obama.

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Personal

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My One Favorite Thing

Tiger Chasing Tail Just Par for the Course

Deadman — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:19:08 +0000

I'm shocked by this whole Tiger Woods scandal. Not by Tiger's behavior, of course, but by the silence that seems to be accompanying it, at least in my circle of friends on Facebook.

I really expected to be bombarded today with status updates addressing the emerging Tiger Woods scandal. I expected them to be mainly from women expressing some degree of disappointment or outrage. Instead, I only saw one status update that fit the bill.

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Sports

Potpourri

Personal

Ennui's a bitch ... and then you blog

Deadman — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:53:48 +0000

With a couple of exceptions, I've been gone from dagblog for several months. I've rarely posted. I've barely commented. Heck, I've even stopped visiting the site on a regular basis.

I have a number of legitimate excuses - and some not-so legitimate excuses - for my time away. I did a lot of wedding planning. I picked up online poker again. I broke a wrist. I got married and had a minimoon. I fell behind work at my paying day job. Fantasy football started.

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Politics

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World Affairs

I'm back ... and the Bear will be joining me shortly

Deadman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:23:26 +0000

OK, I know I've been a bad, bad, bad dagblogger for quite some time, but seeing as I'm getting married in less than four weeks, I'm giving myself a pass. (Today's key word: ELOPE!!!)

I'll be back more regularly by the end of the year, but for now, I just wanted to give you a ballsy prediction:

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Business