Monthly Archives: September 2011

What I’ll Do This Winter

Posted on September 24, 2011 by theozarker

September 24, 2011 Not a good week for world finance or the global economy.  While the stock markets here and abroad played a game of “up a little, down a lot” and Europe dithered over what to do about Greece, … Continue reading →

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Hunkering Down On Our Own Terms

Posted on September 17, 2011 by theozarker

September 17, 2011 Reading the economic wrap-up over at the Global Glass Onion has become a weekly cup of guiltless pleasure. http://globalglassonion.blogspot.com/  It’s not that I’m an economics geek or a whiz at matters financial. (Witness the monthly battle to … Continue reading →

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Why Am I Here, O God of Lost Souls?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by theozarker

September 10, 2011 Then my Joy grew pale and weary because no other heart but mine Held its loveliness and no other lips kissed its lips. Then my Joy Died of isolation. And now I only remember my dead Joy … Continue reading →

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The Jobs Fairy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Posted on September 3, 2011 by theozarker

September 3, 2011 Grim news, yesterday, to start the Labor Day weekend.  For the first time in sixty-six years, the economy produced no net new jobs.  The unemployment rate remained stalled at 9.1 % – the broader unemployment rate rose … Continue reading →

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