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Capitalism at its best! This stall owner was a very savvy capitalist! <grin!> - Art Dutch couple in India pays $200 for "special" samosas Mon Nov 17, 4:42 am ETNEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Dutch couple on a visit to the eastern Indian state of Bihar paid 10,000 rupees (136 pounds) for four samosas, a spicy deep-fried snack that usually doesn't cost more than a few rupees, a newspaper ...

Art's Four Noble Truths: #1. Being alive means experiencing separation. #2. Separation is an inherent property of the physical Universe. #3. Separation teaches the soul what it means to be separate. #4. There is no separation in Heaven.

This week we have been going to lectures for fun. Monday was Lynne Osman Elkin speaking about Rosalind Franklin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_franklin Tuesday was Keith Devlin speaking about the numbers behind Numb3rs. Turns out that Don Epps and Charlie Epps are based on a real person. One person. A Canadian. I've long wanted that show to get more into the math. This ...

Brush fire near Santa Barbara. Apparently several Montecito homes burned. Montecito is one of the very upscale towns near Santa Barbara. One of our Fools lives in Montecito. Can't racall who. cliff

In an interview on CNBC, NY Times columnist Tom Friedman made on interesting observation about the price of oil. He advocates a big increase in US gasoline taxes to lessen demand for foreign oil. Of course, free-market advocates want low gasoline taxes and are happy to see the excess go to the Saudis, Russians, and other oil producers. Much of the $140/barrel price we paid for oil ...

I wonder how many of these folks voted Republican over the years? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/10gm.ht ml?hp And for about 100,000 of its white-collar retirees, time is about to run out on G.M.’s gold-plated medical benefits. To conserve its dwindling cash reserves, G.M. is eliminating lifetime health care coverage for its legions of retirees at the end of this year,...

Anyone watch the 60 Minutes program tonight? I thought all three segments interesting and thought provoking. Enjoyed meeting Obama's team after the Chicago results.Also stuff I had no idea about in the e-waste area. Big Momma

Transcendent figures enter lives and clarify what has been amiss

...is almost over. Obama is about to be elected president. House and Senate Republicans are about to rolled back to pre-Gingrich era. While we can all breath easy that wingnuttery has be repudiated, we must always remain vigilante. Given a half chance these big-government, anti-constitution, borrow-and-spend, warmongering jerks will again rise and try to ruin our country. Let us...

As usual, I took my filled-in permanent vote-by-mail ballot to my polling place. They told me about a third of the votes cast today were that kind. If you do it this way, you get the "I voted" sticker. Some local places are offering a free cup of coffee or a cookie if you show up with the sticker! (Wait, wrong board. That's an LBYM tie-in.) Vickifool

I wonder how many of these folks voted Republican over the years? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/10gm.ht ml?hp And for about 100,000 of its white-collar retirees, time is about to run out on G.M.’s gold-plated medical benefits. To conserve its dwindling cash reserves, G.M. is eliminating lifetime health care coverage for its legions of retirees at the end of this year,...

Art's Four Noble Truths: #1. Being alive means experiencing separation. #2. Separation is an inherent property of the physical Universe. #3. Separation teaches the soul what it means to be separate. #4. There is no separation in Heaven.

Capitalism at its best! This stall owner was a very savvy capitalist! <grin!> - Art Dutch couple in India pays $200 for "special" samosas Mon Nov 17, 4:42 am ETNEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Dutch couple on a visit to the eastern Indian state of Bihar paid 10,000 rupees (136 pounds) for four samosas, a spicy deep-fried snack that usually doesn't cost more than a few rupees, a newspaper ...

In an interview on CNBC, NY Times columnist Tom Friedman made on interesting observation about the price of oil. He advocates a big increase in US gasoline taxes to lessen demand for foreign oil. Of course, free-market advocates want low gasoline taxes and are happy to see the excess go to the Saudis, Russians, and other oil producers. Much of the $140/barrel price we paid for oil ...

This week we have been going to lectures for fun. Monday was Lynne Osman Elkin speaking about Rosalind Franklin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_franklin Tuesday was Keith Devlin speaking about the numbers behind Numb3rs. Turns out that Don Epps and Charlie Epps are based on a real person. One person. A Canadian. I've long wanted that show to get more into the math. This ...

Brush fire near Santa Barbara. Apparently several Montecito homes burned. Montecito is one of the very upscale towns near Santa Barbara. One of our Fools lives in Montecito. Can't racall who. cliff

Anyone watch the 60 Minutes program tonight? I thought all three segments interesting and thought provoking. Enjoyed meeting Obama's team after the Chicago results.Also stuff I had no idea about in the e-waste area. Big Momma