I make no secret that I am what was called in my native New England; frugal. Don't bother, I've heard all the synonyms. Anyway, yesterday was half-price day at the thrift store so I went to buy some polo shirts for $3.49-$0.50. As I was shopping they brought out some more junk. I got a few things. 
A Canon D60 body w/1Gb microdrive, a Canon 70-300 IS long lens, a Speedlite 420EZ sunpak and a Tamron 28-300 AF macro lens. $42. 
So, did I get a deal?
From Friday, February 03, 2006 prior to anything Casey I scribbled:
Has she who must not be named reached into the woodpile and pulled out a 2x4 of reality and applied it liberally?
Let's get all the stages of addiction cleared up right now. First, we can quit any time we want. The key is that when we want not when someone else says we've had enough. Second, housing, land use, transportation and their associated topics is a harmless distraction. It's not like it leads to obsessive blogging or hard stuff like following self destructive scammers. Just trying to make a little money helping people and build a net reputation never hurt anyone in meatspace except koi. What's the harm?
This is the $3000 Casey borrowed in October to stage his comeback. 
This is the $1000 that Casey laid on the "kitchen table" last week. 
The mob has spoken. Eye candy and mind bleach graphics stay. Cute is out. 
It has been suggested that my choice of graphics is disturbing. I don't know. Do I need an intervention? Shall I just stick to kittens and babies on sunny warm summer days with the gentle breeze tousling their hair?
Bloomberg has an alarming article on a new wave of financial industry hiring; bankruptcy advisers. While the report is European oriented the warning signs of a massive credit implosion are everywhere. The trend that struck me was the leveraged debt ratios used for buyouts. In 2003 LBOs carried debt equal to 4.8 times EBITA, 2004 5.1 times, Q1 2007 6.2 times. The basic theme here is "I'll give you too much for your company if you agree to take a worthless IOU." Big company, small real estate investor; it's all the same.
Every little thing Casey Serin does is tinged with criminality. Even IAFFs newfound income is based upon violating the TOS with multiple ad streams. He won't talk about it but it looks as if his solution to unsecurd debt is to ignore it until it is too old to collect. International media exposure and not one public acknowledgement from any interested agency at any level of government. How does he get away with this when every day people go to prison for far less?
GMAFB, the real Casey is on vacation with the "other" $1500 and this is not him on his best manic peak.
At the Authority's March 2, 2007 board meeting, the transportation and economic consulting firm of Cambridge Systematics (CS) presented new ridership and revenue forecasts for the Authority's proposed high-speed train system. The CS study, which was prepared for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), shows the potential ridership of the high-speed train system in the range of 86 million to 117 million passengers per year and annual revenue of between $2.6 billion and $3.9 billion by the year 2030. These projections exceed the previous forecasts in the Authority's 2000 Business Plan which projected up to 68 million passengers annually and up to $1.8 billion in annual revenue by 2020. The new projections represent a 72% - 104% increase in annual ridership and a 110% - 170% increase in annual revenue. For more information please click here: "Ridership and Revenue Forecasting Study".
Young Sputnik pictured here has an idea to acellerate Young Toadlickerz™ "burn rate." He isn't accumulating mortgage lates or penalties except on the Utah house. In fact, if he gets lucky enough he might even find a way to ultimately keep that one with its' improvements. That would be a golden ring pulled from the manure pile he jumped into. Still, he's got expenses and minimum payments and catchup payments to consider. Since the flopper extraordinare hasn't updated his spreadsheet of doom in so long I'm a little lost as to his "monthly nut." Looks to me that -if- he can control expenses $6,000-$7,000 per moth could keep the wolf from the door. Anyone have a better analysis?
Clown House's are common in my region. A Clown House™ looks perfectly normal until the hotplate in the garage conversion catches fire and 37 people pile out.
Safely ensconced behind the golden EN keyboard at the remote mountain headquaters of the wildest 2hr 18 mins in internet fraudcast history. Something like 750 posts so far. Traffic spiked at triple IAFF page views and is finally returning to normal. 
