http://infiniteregress.org sucks to your assmar. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:03:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a while since I've done this, and this is actually only the second time. But here's a Thing I Learned Today. It's called the TED spread, which stands for the T-Bill and EuroDollar. The spread right now is the highest it's ever been since Black Monday, and needs ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/10/10/tilt-the-ted-spread Come on up for The Rising - The Plank → we saw bruce in front of the Rocky steps in Philadelphia last weekend after we went canvassing for the Obama campaign. We supposedly were supposed to get in up close to the stage, since we had volunteered, but something got ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/10/06/come-on-up-for-the-rising-the-plank In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama | The Trail | washingtonpost.com → "Kill him" proposed one man in the audience." http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/10/06/in-fla-palin-goes-for-the-rough-stuff-as-audience-boos-obama-the-trail-washingtonpostcom If you are Republican, you are—knowingly or not—supporting de-regulation and a free market economy. There is plenty of blame to go around for this crash, but you have to be willing to accept the blame (especially if you're also willing to take the credit prematurely). If all you can muster ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/29/lets-talk-about-the-economy Hm, where was I? Oh yes, a little Jack Black, Mos Def, Michel Gondry film. I'm a big fan of Gondry, and always end up attributing him to the success of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, but then realize that the real genius behind that was Charlie Kaufmann. Gondry ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/26/be-kind-rewind Schwarzenegger outlaws text-messaging while driving - Los Angeles Times → ""Why everybody isn't hands-free now, I have no idea," he said. Consistent with state actions in favor of human rights that began in the 1980s, Schwarzenegger also signed a bill banning state contract bids from companies that do business with ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/25/schwarzenegger-outlaws-text-messaging-while-driving-los-angeles-times I don't really like Tom Hanks that much anymore, but I liked him in this, because he just played a drunk. The first time we went to Cooperstown I remember seeing all the Rockford Peaches stuff and thinking that I'm never gonna play in the major leagues. That's kind of ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/22/a-league-of-their-own Again, one of those flicks on TBS. Sad to say it, but this isn't the first time I saw this movie. I tell you what, though, everything in this movie is totally unrealistic—and I'm not talking about all the fate crap, I'm talking about going into Serendipity (the tourist-trap dessert ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/17/serendipity The first Sidney Lumet film I saw was 12 Angry Men. I remember thinking how the hell a film that took place in one room could be so engaging for so long. I don't know much else about Paddy Cheyefsky, but I'm willing to bet that the combination of the ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/16/network This is the one that Paul Greengrass directed, and I also remember someone telling me they were doing some Filipino martial arts in this film. I didn't notice, unless there was a point where MD was using some arnis, in which case I probably would have noticed. The fact that Run ... http://infiniteregress.org/old/2008/09/15/the-bourne-supremacy