http://splendidmarbles.com cartoons and commentary Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:17:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/28/art-exhibits/eighteen-wheels-burning-live-at-the-delancy-sat-aug-30th/ The economy is not dead yet! The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. glowed under the warm light created by 3.3 percent real economic growth in the second quarter. This new reading almost doubles the original tally of 1.9 percent- which provided barely enough wattage needed to read the fine print on mortgage, credit card ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/28/commentary/financeeconomics/338/ http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/27/uncategorized/reserved-53/ The market giveth on Friday and taketh away on Monday. It seems that panic was in vogue today as more bad news surfaced concerning the lousy state of the nation’s financial institutions. The Dow Jones forfeited just over 240 points, and the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index sank a hair more than 25 points. The ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/25/commentary/financeeconomics/reserved-52/ According to a recent article in the New York Times, Mayor Bloomberg announced a bold plan that would seek to harness the wind power that races through New York City’s canyons of skyscrapers and over its many bridges and miles of open water. His goal, mentioned in the article, is to reduce the city’s dependence on ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/22/commentary/alternative-energy/bloombergs-wind-power-plan-by-greg-strid/ I celebrated my birthday on Wednesday with style. Tiby arranged for an action-packed day that began with a shopping trip to Reminiscence (I felt the need for a new coat to ring in the fall season), continued with a powerful day at Chelsea Piers and ended with an evening sail ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/22/photos/my-birthday-extravaganza/ Oh Vladimir, why are you causing such confusion and panic in the halls of western capitals- especially Washington D.C.? His show of force against the tiny nation of Georgia is ruining the vacations of many presidents and prime ministers. “How rude of him, what a nasty former spy he is!”, they are saying from the South ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/22/commentary/oh-vladimir-article-recommendation-by-greg-strid/ On Tuesday afternoon, August 19th, the world was blessed with the arrival of Anna Rose. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. I would like to thank and congratulate my brother Dennis and sister-in-law Noelle. Anna is quite the stunning specimen. Many newborns appear to have just stepped off ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/21/photos/reserved-51/ It was a smashing day for a parade. The sun was shining, but it was not too hot or humid. Tiby and I parked ourselves in camping chairs on Montgomery Street to take in Jersey City's Puerto Rican Day Parade. The photos posted below are from my little camera, and the ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/18/photos/reserved-50/ Let me start by saying: “Giant stores suck!” And, giant hardware stores suck the most. I was in the cavernous Home Depot located on 23rd Street recently to buy some clay pots for some of my houseplants, (The small Ace Hardware store on 14th Street was sold out of the size pots that I wanted, ... http://splendidmarbles.com/2008/08/11/storiesobservations/reserved-49/