Good morning, readers.
This morning I have a post by special request from a research team at New York University. They would like you to participate in a political opinion survey. According to the site, the initial set of questions should take 15-20 minutes, and there will be a follow up that might take another 15 minutes.
Please, take the time to help them out. Here is the link to the opening page of the survey, with more information. You will notice that comments are turned off; that is by request of the research team. They don’t want the comments thread to accidentally color the results.
Aw heck, it wouldn’t be much of a post without In closing: you clearly need a cardboard box opening simulator; 100 skills every man should know; a wise open letter to Hank and Benny; a comic that captures my sentiments; The Money Meltdown; the Economist’s View of What The Heck Happened; Ok we have a bailout, but it won’t fix everything; in fact, some think it will only help if the housing market gets better (locally, it’s happening but nationally, even the NAR is guessing); Economists Prefer Obama; parents prefer telling kids the truth about sex; the employment situation sucks, particularly when you include “the underemployed”; peacekeepers in a neighborhood near you?; not to scare you but the presidential election could end in an electoral tie (remember that when you vote for a Representative in Congress, ok?); and Stationmaster Tama is still a cat, but he’s driving tourism to his local Eki (train station). I suppose he actually runs the local worldgate as well.