Steve Ersinghaus

Yes, the economy is in a bad way, and we’re all worried. No, things are not good. It’s not a sellers market for much of anything. Buyers might find lots of bargains for certain goods once over valued.
In my neighborhood a house bought six years ago for 350K could be [...]

Paul Boutin writes
Writing a weblog today isn’t the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It’s almost impossible to [...]

Someone stole our front lawn Obama sign.

I keep asking myself, what is the angle behind the failbill?
What is the inverted syntax?
I’ve suspected this sort of thing too. And why not?
The way Davis sees it, the system has become dysfunctional. Bush has so destroyed the party’s public standing and Congress has become so infected with a win-at-all-costs mentality that there is [...]

From Janet Stemwedel.
To Prove: Is it [sic] not better to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with healthcare, housing, gas, and groceries–allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy–instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess.
Proof
1. Healthcare reform is [...]

From FactCheck:
Of course, we can’t say what Palin considers “major.” But if Palin’s own ethics reforms in Alaska were important enough to highlight in her convention address, then it’s only fair to credit Obama’s efforts on that topic. In 1998 in the Illinois Senate, Obama cosponsored an ethics overhaul that bars elected officials from using [...]

We’re staying at the wonderful Thomas Farm Bed and Breakfast for the night.  Then lots of work tomorrow.  Currently, I’m working on the text portion of our Blurb collaboration. Wifi might be spotty.

Soon it will be time to do some trimming around here. The lists are getting long and some in the link lists have gone on to other endeavors.

My buddy John has two new members of the family.

Here’s to my daughter, Kendra.

Congratulations on being a wonderful human being!
And here’s to the next phase.

So, it’s time to move on. I must say that Obama and Hillary are two excellent people. They both know how to play the current game. Although it is hard for spectators to understand or infer the rules. Media news and online information about the political process is almost impossible to put together. [...]

For those interested in the recent Doninger v. Niehoff court ruling, you can find the search area here. Docket number: 07-3885-cv. It is an interesting read. Thoughts forthcoming.

Here’s the bear who came for a snack this afternoon about 3:45 or so.
Red tag number 57 on the right ear. Cool, calm, and enjoying the sunflower seeds.

Carianne Mack, one of our fantastic professors of art, will be adding a painting to this weblog everyday through the summer. A painting a day, then.
Go, Carianne!