Archive for September, 2008
Financial Gedankenexperiment
What if we had a different solution to the financial crisis?
Bailing
I am not an economist. I certainly do not understand the ins and outs of the current financial crisis. The bottom line, though, seems to be this: the big shots on Wall Street with the outsize compensation and the opposition to government regulation now need the tax payers to bail them out.
I am willing to [...]
Inspiration and Misery
Today we hiked Smith Rock. The Rock is a prominent igneous feature in the Oregon high desert plateau, and provides breathtaking views as one hikes first around and then across it. Misery Ridge, they call it—and so it was for a height-anxious Knox….
A mecca for rock climbers everywhere, Smith Rock also provides good eye candy [...]
Utter Darkness
On our second day in Bend, OR, Knox and I descended from a balmy, sunny 85°F to a cool, still 42°F inside the Lava River Cave. With USFS-provided lanterns and backup headlights we ventured the mile-long trek into the bowels of the earth, feeling cool drafts of air and catching glimpses of variegated igneous rock textures.
Although the hubby was stoically [...]
Webcation 2.0
Somewhere between a vacation and a staycation lies the webcation. On a webcation, one is not completely disconnected from daily life as in vacations of yore; neither is one staying near home, as in a staycation. A webcation is a web-enabled vacation where one checks personal e-mail and the news thanks to the ever-present Wi-Fi [...]
