Monthly Archives: March 2009

300 points is precipitous, to say the least, especially on top of other losses in recent weeks. More money to AIG, save GM, save Citi and I’m still waiting, as I’ve said for my pot, and my chicken. A lot … Continue reading →

Freddie Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, died Monday, a month after suffering a heart attack. He was 70.

I am sitting in relative quiet, smoking a relatively good cigar (Gloriana Cubana), though not a Cuban, drinking a scotch that while not the top of anyone’s list, is well-suited to my generally uneducated pallate and watching It Happened One … Continue reading →

I beginning what I like about this Administration except that it isn’t the Bush Administration.

We are in the process of moving, a tedious project at least. Today, I moved by library to our new home. I’m not sure how many books, but enough certainly to fill a wall of built in shelves. While we’re … Continue reading →