October 2011
2 posts
Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It →
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
The Jeffersonian Steve Jobs
18 Months ago, I bought an IPAD at the Apple store on 14th and 9th and raced to catch an Amtrak to DC. Acela’s wifi was acceptable and I managed to download a few goodies onto my new device as well as play with Ibooks and other native applications.
By the time I arrived at my mother’s hospital room, I had already made my first purchase —Predictably Irrational — with...