Every summer my company throws an after-work party for the staff at Battery Park Beer Garden. It’s a well anticipated opportunity to kick back and unwind with a beer, a burger, and enjoy the view (except for the poor souls who get stuck at the office on some really urgent project). The goal: Drink [...]]]>

Every summer my company throws an after-work party for the staff at Battery Park Beer Garden. It’s a well anticipated opportunity to kick back and unwind with a beer, a burger, and enjoy the view (except for the poor souls who get stuck at the office on some really urgent project). The goal: Drink enough to enjoy yourself but not so much that you do something regratable.

At the office the next morning the company throws a bagel breakfast for the former. For the latter, they’re probably meeting with HR.

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Pics from the company summer party last night (minus the black-mail photos). Click to enlarge:

Haven’t posted much since I use Facebook more often than Blog (despite the fact that I hate Facebook’s terrible user interface.) But I couldn’t hold off posting about this fiasco for this annoying busy body congressman. I can’t believe how much the press were pulling their punches on this.

I feel like I’m in the 8th plane of hell right now myself, with one of the worst allergy seasons in decades. I’ve so far tried herbal pills, Claritin and now Zyrtec and none of them have helped. I’ve booked an appointment with a GP and allergist but of course [...]]]>

Iceland Eruption and Newark

I feel like I’m in the 8th plane of hell right now myself, with one of the worst allergy seasons in decades. I’ve so far tried herbal pills, Claritin and now Zyrtec and none of them have helped. I’ve booked an appointment with a GP and allergist but of course because it’s the worst allergy season in decades, the soonest they can see me is next week.

I feel bad for all those families and people stuck at the airports around the world right now. I never click on ‘Trip Insurance’ when I book my flight figuring it’s a waste of money but I’m sure there are thousands of people who wish they had opted in on that.

And now it’s under questions whether the flights even needed to be grounded at all. It’s a good example of how ‘government oversight’ fails vs. the ‘free market’.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126200754

While I’m working I’ve started listening to an audio CD about the history of the Great Depression and found many things eerily similar to what’s going on today. http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-Low-Price-Depression/dp/006180729X/ref=ed_oe_a

So far I’ve learned on the first CD: 1. The Stock Market crash in 1929 didn’t cause the Depression it caused a Rescission. But it [...]]]>

While I’m working I’ve started listening to an audio CD about the history of the Great Depression and found many things eerily similar to what’s going on today. http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-Low-Price-Depression/dp/006180729X/ref=ed_oe_a

So far I’ve learned on the first CD:
1. The Stock Market crash in 1929 didn’t cause the Depression it caused a Rescission. But it was the Federal Reserve (directed by FDR) that raised interest rates to 20% making loans very expensive, that turned a recession into a 12 year long Great Depression.

2. Hoover wasn’t a laise fare capitalist as we were taught in school. He talked the talk like one to the Press but his policies were Big Government Republican (like W.)

Well I only have a lame excuses for not keeping this blog updated in over a month: the new baby and new job. I’m really liking working at CDM but the first month here was insanely busy. And when I do get home, I’m on daddy duty, changing diapers, burping and feeding Marcella. But [...]]]>

Well I only have a lame excuses for not keeping this blog updated in over a month: the new baby and new job. I’m really liking working at CDM but the first month here was insanely busy. And when I do get home, I’m on daddy duty, changing diapers, burping and feeding Marcella. But on that end I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I sat in on a lecture/talk on Healthcare Reform with the guest speaker, co-founder of the Center of Medicine in the Public Interest and former FDA Associate Commissioner for External Relations. He pointed out that the figure of 46 million uninsured Americans is made up of:

10 million illegal aliens

15 million Americans who are eligible for Medicaid and state healthcare IF they only registered (mostly children who’s parents haven’t haven’t bothered to register them)

12 million Americans who with annual incomes over $75,000/year who could afford Health Insurance but choose not to get insured (mostly in their early 20′s who apparently would rather spend their money on iPhones and trips to Burning Man instead of Health Insurance)

Which only leaves about 9 million uninsured who make too much to be covered by Medicaid but less than $50,000/yr.

But the Healthcare reform bills currently on in Congress proposed aims to provide coverage for the all 300 million Americans whether we’re currently covered or not in an effort to address less than 3% of the population? Not to mention the rising costs of doing that really haven’t been thought through or addressed.

Not that you’ll read much about the actual details. The Healthcare reform bills are being rushed through congress by the White House and politicos who don’t want such ugly details looked into too closely. House Majority Leader Hoyer laughed when he was asked if he was going to read the House version of the Bill before he voted for it.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=50677

I wish I was making this stuff up. I really do.

Sorry for the long delay in updating my AIA. I’ve just started a new job at CDM, a big ad agency in mid-town. I’m supervising the work on the cancer drug Sutent. Obviously I won’t be producing my usually witty or edgy ads for this account. But I’m looking forward to doing good work [...]]]>

Sorry for the long delay in updating my AIA. I’ve just started a new job at CDM, a big ad agency in mid-town. I’m supervising the work on the cancer drug Sutent. Obviously I won’t be producing my usually witty or edgy ads for this account. But I’m looking forward to doing good work for a product that actually does some good.

And of course when I’m not working I’m spending my free time with Marcella. She even has her own Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1770384574&ref=ts

The article about the study:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1180583/Bad-luck-bimbos-Intelligent-women-better-sex-study-reveals.html

I just couldn’t pass this up.

ShamWow pitchman Vince Shlomi arrested for punching prostitute:http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/1500466,shamwow-guy-vince-shlomi-arrested-032809.article