July 2009
But one reason why I've voluntarily removed myself... →
A 2007 report titled “Expenditures on Children by Families” released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion showed it can cost a middle-income family $269,040 to raise a child from birth in 2007 to his or her 18th birthday.
The figure factors in future inflation and includes the costs of providing food, shelter, clothing, child care,...
"Stuck" is one way of putting it →
Democratic and Republican leaders have yet to nominate a single person to the high-profile commission aimed at investigating the financial crisis, even though it was signed into law by President Obama more than a month ago. House and Senate leaders, responsible for naming all 10 members of the panel, say an announcement could come as early as this week so that the panel, with broad subpoena power,...
June 2009
Le Tigre, TGIF
In five years you won’t...
Make of this what you will →
I promise it won’t be “bad”
“Their bodies were torn up to pieces, even their next of kin could not identify...”
– Wave of Bombings Continues in Iraq - NYTimes.com
Mastodon, Crack The Skye
Truly sorry about...
What are the best Happy Hours in Portland? →
PDX is such a wired city, it’s ridiculous - even my laundromat has free wifi. Still, when there are so many tech-savvy people concentrated in one city, you don’t hurt for invaluable online resources.
