SPOOKED!!!!

The American Consumer is scared. Holman Jenkins wrote a fantastic piece on the WSJ about how the supply of money isn't really in short supply, it's the demand. Americans are caught in a vicious cycle of savings!!!!

Now, I'm joking slightly, but the truth is because we're told how bad things are out there, how they're only going to get worse, how for the last 18 months we heard about "failed policies" ad nauseum, and we watch Congress and the President cram though enough spending to fund the Iraq war (AGAIN) in three weeks, it scares us. Lots of folks have lost their jobs (so they can't be spending), but I know personally, after we got a little bonus, we went a little crazy with spending, but we've dialed back too.

I've lost my faith that the government can spend our way out of this mess. My friend Geoff suggested to me that the government could consider, rather than giving the money to the banks and demanding they lend, give it to the homeowners (ALL of them, not just the idiots who borrowed too much because someone said they could) a one time voucher to be used to substantially reduce their first mortgage debt. It would help with the folks who's mortgages are inverted, spur purchases and refinances, and ALL the homeowners would benefit.

How about it???

Promotion Across Multiple Platforms=AWESOME

So, Brooke and I were catching up on "How I Met Your Mother" or HIMYM and I'm dumbfounded that this show doesn't have stronger ratings.

One plot line had Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) speaking of his "video resume" on www.barneysvideoresume.com (it was LEGENDARY) and I figured I'd see if it really exists, and yup, it does.

Marquette 94 Georgetown 82

What a fantastic time we had yesterday in Milwaukee. We drove up a little early and hit the Alumni store. We got t-shirts for the boys and I snarfed a sweet MU fleece. Then went to Sprecher for some root beer syrup for the boys and a case of "treats" for daddy (which will tide me over probably until the summer). After that we hit the Bradley Center for the big game. I saw Len Kasper at the game and said a quick hello, we (me, Brookie and the boys dined on hot dogs and french fries) and headed to our wonderful seats. Court side, we were not...section 418, row Q, this is the LAST ROW. We all had a fantastic time. I texted Matt Liskh, my roommate from Sophomore year and we wandered over to visit him during the first half.

The boys loved the game, and especially the victory. We hit Kopps for some custard and brought home a half gallon of chocolate chip cookie dough.

A wonderful, wonderful time was had by all.