Life in the Banana Patch

A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell

Friday, March 06, 2009

The jobless rate jumped to 8.1% (As an aside, do you remember when they called it unemployment rate? Jobless sounds much better, don't it?), and another 600,000 jobs have been lost, bringing the total since December of 2007 to 4.4 million.

I don't know why anyone is concerned, The Chosen One told us the economic stimulus plan would create 3.5 million jobs. So as soon as Joe the Investment Banker gets fired, he can go to work as Joe the Bridge Builder.