I often refer back to this, but Megan’s old site is lost to the wayback machine.  So here is the text from the good old days of blogging in 2002: November 24, 2002 From the desk of Jane Galt: The … Continue reading →

#broneologisms Tweets

Federal and State Governments add more than 25% onto the charges for a no-frills landline (for my alarm system).  The total bill is $43.78.  

This is hilarious and tragic: As you might recall, giving feedback on Uber is a veritable labyrinth of steps: Activate your mobile device screen. Dry the finger or fingers to be used during the feedback operation. Position your finger over … Continue reading →

These are pretty cool: Among the key takeaways from this figure: U.S. inequality follows a U-shaped pattern, with a number of measures of inequality falling in the 1930s and 1940s, and then rising since the 1970s. For example, “the top … Continue reading →

Because we don’t know what we think we know: The food pyramid from my childhood: From Aaron Carroll, who usually defends government guidance against philistines like myself.

I don’t think minimum wage hikes are going to help here.  A tale of two work-weeks: Austerity …. NOT. In sum, federal fiscal policy decisions in recent years added enormously to deficits and have produced the highest levels of spending, … Continue reading →

I’ve been spending a wonderful week diving and relaxing at Harbour Village, in Bonaire. I have just a few unorganized observations: This is a day destination for Royal Caribbean. The Horreure of the Seas was in here yesterday. The whole … Continue reading →