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But And, of course, sales increase. Sales of new homes posted a surprising increase in September, although that may have been fueled by deep price cuts by builders struggling under a glut of unsold homes. May have been? Prices drop and the quantity demanded goes up. Gee, where have I heard... »

Wallow in the logic. »

The case is a shambles but the NYT has tried a new tack to keep from looking like Mike Nifong’s cheerleaders. Taylor points out their folly in Slate. Like the headline, the piece cultivates a meretricious appearance of balance. But its flaws are so glaring that it was shredded by bloggers within hours after... »

and husband batterer. Here is a quick rundown. Dr. Stephanie Studebaker is a leftist, feminist who was running for congress until last Sunday morning when her husband’s father called the police on his behalf. Here are the highlights of that call: “This is Jim Studebaker. I’m in Union Ohio. I just got an emergency... »

…but 200 million pounds? That’s not dollars, that’s real money! $382 MILLION! For four years of marriage! -$95.5/year -$7.9583/month -$265,277.77/day -$11,053.24/hour That is some magic poonani. Kinda makes this guy seem like less of a jerk. I mean, arguably at least he was working unless there is something we don’t know about Sir Paul. That was before new corporate... »

Green Helmet man poses with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck after receiving his best use of a dead child Oscar. Warning, these pictures are graphic. (Via Rush Limbaugh) Local officials are posing the dead for AP photographers. Whatever else, the event in Qana was a human tragedy. But the photographs do not show it... »

By Andrea Yates. There are so many subtitles to this article it is making my head spin. Worst mother in the world winning essay. Me, me, me, how children fit into my life. How to guarantee an ackward Christmas. Narcissus, “I stared into a pond and turned into Helen Kirwan-Taylor.” I bet you think I... »

Hell hath no fury like a false allegation This is a new website dedicated to using surveilliance to uncover false accusations of domestic abuse. The owner of the website is John Dias and this is part of his story: I later discovered that she had been in contact with an organization that serves female purported... »

Evan Guttman managed to get the NYPD to act Thanks to the internet, a Sidekick was recovered and a lesson was learned. From the NYT (Bugmenot required.) Evan Guttman had his computer, the Web and a few thousand people he had never met. That was enough. Three weeks ago, Mr. Guttman went on a quest... »

It is one year ago that our daughter was born. Since then we have so much to be grateful for especially the love of friends and family which helped us so much. Thank you and please keep us in your thoughts. »

Just try and cancel your AOL account. Go ahead we dare you. So here’s the summary: “Cancel the account. Cancel the account. Cancel the account. CANCEL THE ACCOUNT. CANCEL THE ACCOUNT. CANCEL THE ACCOUNT. FOR GOD’S SAKE JUST CANCEL THE FUCKING ACCOUNT.” After every period, insert a few minutes of AOL CSR John trying... »

Humor is subjective I did not comment on the Ann Coulter controversy because I doubted that I had much to add. Coulter is a bomb thrower but for the right. While a leftwing pundit might make me angry because I think they are wrong and, therefore, don’t appreciate their point of view. I listen to... »

Back on May 11th, one day before the high in gold and the exact day of the high in silver, I wrote: Gold and silver have gone parabolic like commodities are wont to do. The chart of both markets looks like the right side of a parabola and that is very interesting because another characteristic... »

I think it is safe to begin the clock on DA Nifong’s mea culpa. Or at least a quick burial of this case when the “victim” comes forward and announces the media has been too cruel and she can’t carry on. (Kudos to Tucker Carlson for being too cruel.) Two weeks ago... »

Moral suasion is a term I learned while studying economics but I think it equally applies in this case. It seems that a young woman has come into the possession of a T-Mobile Sidekick II (cellphone) and the owner of the phone wants it returned. (I found the link at Gizmodo.) Unfortunately for the... »

Spoiler alert I got interested in the story of the Bell witch a few years ago when i saw a documentary about this haunting. There is a lot about this but it comes down to a witch that terrorized a family in 1820 Tennesee. The father in the family, John Bell, died. When I heard that... »

My blogfriend Bookworm has decided to hold this carnival due to personal experience. Working through Blog Carnival, I’ve decided to go crazy and have a carnival of my own. The goal of this first edition to have people submit posts describing their political conversion to conservatism. You can also submit articles to me, and I’ll... »

Developers are already working on an improvement to high-definition television. Ultra High-Definition Video is the brainchild of NHK Japan. “This is actually 16 times the resolution of currently available, standard HDTV,” said Kojhi Mitani of NHK Japan. “Think of it as four times horizontally and four times vertically the amount of information. Noooo! Westy how could... »

John O pointed me in the direction of a post by Dr. Helen Reynolds (Wife of Glenn Reynolds) where she discusses an article in the NYT about affirmative action working against females in college adminisions. The author of the NYT’s article, Jennifer Delahunty Britz, is the dean of admissions and financial aid at Kenyon... »

On Gizmodo, the blog for gadget lovers, there was a post about boxer shorts for women made to carry an iPod. The comments on Gizmodo are made by people who are invited to the forum or because they have specific knowledge of gadgets. (See How to become a commentator.) One of the... »