People think it’s all glamour. I tell folks that I’m a writer, and the first question I get is, “What kind of books do you write?” They want to hear that I spend my days sitting on the beach somewhere, tapping out a few carefully agonized thoughts on my laptop with one hand […]
CNN.com is running a story today about a family caught in the fiasco over subprime loans. If you think it’s all just about real estate speculators (aka “flippers”) getting caught at a market downturn, think again:
Fast forward a couple of years, and the Sanons, like so many other subprime borrowers today, are struggling to […]
I suggested recently that Tyrol will soon be revealed to be one of the final five Cylons. I believe this has been the plan since day one; plenty of clues have been steering the series to that point. This is why I believe it.
It started back in January when several people reported that […]
Latest episode of Galactica. A bomber kills Baltar’s attorney, and a new one is assigned. Lee is put onto Baltar’s security detail after he begins showing signs of emotional fatigue following Starbuck’s death. Anders is taking her death badly. AND there’s some interesting stuff involving Cap Six.
If you haven’t seen the […]
And the subprime mortgage meltdown gathers momentum:
Embattled mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. warned Monday of a series of serious financial problems that cast its future in doubt - and cast a pall over much of the nation’s financial sector.
The problems at New Century, No. 2 in lending to borrowers with weak credit, could also […]
