wonder how krugman is going to spin this

Great food here as well

In fact, after two visits in 2009, itÂs easy to conclude that Houston has one of the most satisfying food scenes in the country right now. Best of all? Things are just getting started.

http://www.nypost.co...6gc9vjrUrwdOc0XpN

in the years since I left Houston, where I grew up, itÂs gone from a city where the high-end restaurants were as gilded as they were mostly mediocre to a place with a world-class food scene

http://travel.nytime...vel/07choice.html

Houstonians eat out more than residents of any other city.

http://www.ghra.com/...try-facts-figures

Winter - meh

sports - meh

Guess you've missed all the Tier One stuff going on with my alma mater

UH Listed as a Top American Research University by The Center for Measuring University Performance in its 2009 Report

http://www.uh.edu/ab...009taru/index.php

In January 2011, the University of Houston joined the ranks of the top research universities in the nation with the announcement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that placed UH in its top category of research universities

http://www.uh.edu/ab...ier-one/index.php

University of Houston has been named one of the nationÂs best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review

http://www.uh.edu/ab...princeton-review/

So your issue with Mr. Good Hair is he isn't corrupt enough for you?

Post #341,615 by boxley 4/18/11 11:43:25 AM Reply	wonder how krugman is going to spin this Standard & Poor's on Monday downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there's a risk U.S. policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country's long-term fiscal pressures. http://www.cnbc.com/id/42643384 how long did it take Ireland to go from triple A to junk? thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,616 by Another Scott 4/18/11 11:57:52 AM Reply	Heh. S&P doesn't have the greatest record, do they? http://www.marketwat...fizzle-than-crash Cheers, Scott.
Post #341,618 by boxley 4/18/11 12:07:44 PM Reply	being wrong does F-all for interest rates Portugal only asked for a bailout after they couldnt get short money cheaper than 22% Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,717 by Another Scott 4/20/11 2:08:28 PM Reply	It's the attack of the invisible bond vigilantes http://krugman.blogs...-bond-vigilantes/ HTH. Oh, the DJIA is now at a ~3 year high after the doom-and-gloom on Monday "caused" by S&P's report. Cheers, Scott.
Post #341,720 by drook 4/20/11 2:21:22 PM Reply	Aren't stocks and bonds contrary indicators anyway? I thought what's good for stocks tends to be bad for bonds and vice-versa. This news was allegedly bad for the bond market, so they shouldn't have been reporting on moves in stocks in any case, but if they did report stocks in connection with this announcement, they should say the move indicates strength in the bond market. Second, S&P didn't reveal any original research or information, just their conclusion based on the same info everyone else already had. The only reason to care what they say is if they have a good track record. Let's see ... housing bubble, Enron, Bear Stearns, Lehman ... yeah, not so great. -- Drew
Post #341,728 by Another Scott 4/20/11 6:47:52 PM Reply	All good points. I think the movement in US stock prices on Monday was mainly another indication that day-to-day prices have almost nothing to do with fundamentals of the stock or the company in question. It's all about trying to be ahead of everyone else in a trade, not investing for the long(ish) term. I also thought it was very strange that the news stories were pointing to the stock market when it should have been the bond market reacting if there was anything new and important in the S&P report. There wasn't, of course. Cheers, Scott.
Post #341,735 by boxley 4/21/11 7:49:57 AM Reply	you just figured that out? sheesh It's all about trying to be ahead of everyone else in a trade, not investing for the long(ish) term. its no different than a craps table in vegas except in vegas the odds are better Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,738 by Another Scott 4/21/11 8:07:21 AM Reply	I'm not the one writing for TV and the WSJ. ;-)
Post #341,617 by drook 4/18/11 11:58:56 AM Reply	Why wonder? He already did. http://krugman.blogs...om/2011/04/18/sp/ Tell me why he's wrong. -- Drew
Post #341,619 by boxley 4/18/11 12:10:53 PM Reply	Re: Why wonder? http://markets.ft.com/markets/bonds.asp Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,626 by drook 4/18/11 3:37:52 PM Reply	More words please Or rather, some words please. Do you have a point? -- Drew
Post #341,641 by boxley 4/19/11 7:42:19 AM Reply	read the chart Greece 14.66% +11.37 +11.27 Portugal 9.17% +5.88 +5.78 Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,644 by Another Scott 4/19/11 7:47:50 AM Reply	Connect the dots. We've known that the PIIGS have been in trouble and will continue to be in trouble for a long time. The Euro constrains what they can do to get out of it. What does that have to do with the S&P warning? Hint: Very little - http://www.theatlant...s-p-panic/237519/ HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #341,648 by drook 4/19/11 10:07:59 AM Reply	Good thing we have our own currency, huh? -- Drew
Post #341,631 by lincoln 4/18/11 7:01:00 PM Reply	Re: wonder how krugman is going to spin this how long did it take Ireland to go from triple A to junk? After following their version of RepubliCANTS and severely cutting spending, their economy has been in the dumper for 2 years now. That's what American RepubliCANTS want for America. "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #341,642 by boxley 4/19/11 7:43:04 AM Reply	we all know what you want for america, chicago everywhere Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,676 by lincoln 4/19/11 8:13:45 PM Reply	great food, all 4 seasons, Wrigley Field bleachers quality universities, and politicians that take a back seat to no one when it comes to being openly corrupt. What's not to like? "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #341,703 by boxley 4/20/11 8:06:28 AM Reply	:-) Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #341,712 by SpiceWare 4/20/11 11:32:44 AM Reply	Re: great food, all 4 seasons, Wrigley Field bleachers Great food here as well In fact, after two visits in 2009, itÂs easy to conclude that Houston has one of the most satisfying food scenes in the country right now. Best of all? Things are just getting started. http://www.nypost.co...6gc9vjrUrwdOc0XpN in the years since I left Houston, where I grew up, itÂs gone from a city where the high-end restaurants were as gilded as they were mostly mediocre to a place with a world-class food scene http://travel.nytime...vel/07choice.html Houstonians eat out more than residents of any other city. http://www.ghra.com/...try-facts-figures Winter - meh sports - meh Guess you've missed all the Tier One stuff going on with my alma mater UH Listed as a Top American Research University by The Center for Measuring University Performance in its 2009 Report http://www.uh.edu/ab...009taru/index.php In January 2011, the University of Houston joined the ranks of the top research universities in the nation with the announcement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that placed UH in its top category of research universities http://www.uh.edu/ab...ier-one/index.php University of Houston has been named one of the nationÂs best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review http://www.uh.edu/ab...princeton-review/ So your issue with Mr. Good Hair is he isn't corrupt enough for you?
Post #341,718 by drook 4/20/11 2:11:11 PM Reply	We've got all four seasons here in Cleveland Slush, Winter, Mud and Construction. -- Drew
Post #341,721 by folkert 4/20/11 2:40:22 PM Reply	AND... You have people fighting over McDonald's jobs and running people over with cars during the fight!
Post #341,722 by drook 4/20/11 2:52:11 PM Reply	Yay for me -- Drew
Post #341,843 by lincoln 4/23/11 12:40:53 AM Reply	let's also include - world class museums - working public transportation (buses, medium and heavy rail) - architecture and a skyline known around the world (especially from a boat about 1 mile offshore looking west one hour after sunset) - city laid out in a grid so the street address numbering system is easy to understand - former home to the original starting airport for MS Flight Simulator (Meigs Field) - golfing capital of the USA measured in number of courses per capita "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow

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