July 2009
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WatchBeen to the High Line yet? The High Line was constructed in the 1930s to lift freight trains off the streets. It had since been abandoned and was just converted into a park, running from Gansevoort street up to 34th street. Only section 1 is currently open, running from Gansevoort to 20th. And it’s pretty spectacular.
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The Economy is Even Worse Than You Think →
Best article I read this morning: summary of unemployment and the economy by Mortimer Zuckerman
“It may have made him unpopular in parts of the Obama administration, but Vice President Joe Biden was right when he said a week ago that the administration misread how bad the economy was and how effective the stimulus would be. It was supposed to be about jobs but it wasn’t. The Recovery...
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i'm a mac
I got my first Apple computer yesterday, and I have to say I am quite impressed by its ease of use. From opening the box itself, to removing the plastic wrapping around the cords, to the welcome screen in twenty languages, to the automatic sync of my information - I get what all the fuss is about.
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the Obama effect
“Nearly 60% of Americans now say that they approve of the way the Supreme Court is doing its job. Before Mr. Obama’s election, Republicans approved and Democrats did not. In June, even though the make-up of the court had not altered, it was the other way around. That’s the Obama effect for you.”
- The Economist (here’s the Gallup poll)
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California's the worst..
..according to Fitch, one of the big three ratings agencies (S&P, Moody’s, & Fitch - the guys that rank businesses based on their ability to pay back loans), who has downgraded the state’s credit rating to a BBB. That’s only two steps above junk status.
California is now the only state with less than an A- rating, ranking it the lowest in the nation. That’s because...
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