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Don't watch it all, but listen for a while, its pretty good.




Gin Hahn,
T

Crank that Soldier Boy

Gin Hahn,
T

Bailout, Rescue Plan, Wall Street, Main Street.

First off, don't ever come to me for financial advice. I'm not a numbers guy, I don't give winning stock tips, but I do tend to understand these issues and maybe can help you understand.

ABC News has a good cartoon explaining the current financial crisis.

Here is why its important to you and me. While it is widely unpopular to bailout wall street, this isn't really about bailing out wall street - its about saving main street.

Lets talk about fundamentals. Sure we can all talk about how the sub prime mortgages are the root of these problems. I agree - but sub prime mortgages are a cultural problem. Its not just wall street greed. Its your greed and my greed too.

You bought a house 10 years ago. It has more than doubled in value. You joke with yourself about how you would never in your wildest dreams pay what your house is now worth. But at the same time, you take out a HELOC on your house to fix up the kitchen, or buy a new car, or cover your living expenses.

The housing market starts slowing down, because others also think your home isn't what it was worth. Now, in effect you are a subprime borrower. You own less than 20% of your home.

I'm bored. Watch the clip - figure the rest out yourself.

Understand - this isn't just some greedy folks on wall street that have created this problem. Its cultural. Its part of keeping up with the Joneses that so many americans have bought into.

Buckle Down,

Loan me a few bucks,
Gin Hihn,
T

I'll keep my politics out of this.

John McCain suddenly notices that there may be a problem with the economy. Better cancel the debate where you might be able to share with us your vision to improve things and instead go to Washington and roll up your sleeves on this matter.

On a lighter note, if you aren't invited to the wedding, you can still send Bristol a gift.

I found that link on her mom's masterful blog.

Gin Hahn,
T

Sportsnight! Netflix it.

Hey there Aaron Sorkin fans- if you missed this show when it was on the first time, go buy it or toss it in your Netflix que.

It was, and I'm pretty sure still is one of the best.

Here's the Amazon Link for Sports Night.

Gin hahn,
T

I care about you, don't make the same mistake Sarah Palin did.

Greetings Readers,

Do yourself a favor, watch this clip and be smarter than the World's Most Famous Hockey Mom.

On another note- while breaking into her account is against the law, the fact that she has that account and is using it for government business is also against the law.

Love her, hate her - I don't care - just don't become her.

Gin Hahn,
T

Upgrade to iTunes 8 - Now

Why?
Because I'm lazy. I have a ton of playlists, but making them and keeping them organized is a pain in the ass.

At least my ass. I love technology that gives me what I want and allows me to be lazy.

The new feature in iTunes does just that. Never think about a playlist again. Just pick a song you want to hear, and click Genius. iTunes does the rest. It builds a playlist based off of that song.

Its sheer Genius.

Gin Hahn,
T

John McCain is here for me to poop on.

I Love Triumph!

Gin Hahn,
T

In honor of

Looks like we'll be having Rainbows for the big Radiohead show tonight. Which oddly seems appropriate.

They are a band which I missed the first time around, but about two years ago I really got into. They were one of those bands that I didn't hear on the radio, but everyone told me I would like.

Everyone was right. I turned my oldest son on to them. He digs them, but says they are freaky- he likes to listen to them when he goes to bed, but then he says sometimes it creeps him out and he can't sleep.

For me, I'm just excited to be going to a concert tonight. I love live music. I've heard they are great live. Its been a while since I've been to a show.

We're going with some good friends, which should be awesome because they say that this place is a nightmare to get out of after a concert - 2 maybe 3 hours. So we'll pack some treats and hunker down.

Gin Hahn,
TFK

PS- Sorry for the lame post - feel bad about not writing, but my mind is on other things. I thought this would ease my guilt, but really its just worse. Friggin' catholic school.

BTW- I think I've mentioned it here before, and I know "real" fans think this song is lame- but I love Creep and if they don't play it tonight I will cry.

I'm man enough to cry.

It's hard to respect a quitter.

I love Artie Lange.
Some mornings I pee my pants listening to him. He makes me laugh so hard I don't do sit ups to keep my rock hard abs.

If you don't know Artie, he is the lovable, degenerate sidekick of Howard Stern. Artie's had his struggles, we all have. He drinks more than I do, he loses more money gambling than I do, and thankfully, he weighs more than I do too. And yet he still seems to hit the office every morning by 5 am.

But I still love Artie. All his flaws, just make me love him more.

That's why I was so sad to hear he'd checked himself into rehab this week. I know this sounds odd, but I hope he rediscovered an old habit that he needs to kick, because if he didn't, and its just the regular Artie stuff.... Then maybe 'ol T needs to do some checking in too.

Nah.

Gin Hahn,
T