Missing 2008
As bad as 2008 has been in many ways, I will look back upon it fondly for at least two reasons other than the national election results.
View ArticleMortgage Modification Successes?
If you have engaged in a successful mortgage modification negotiation I'd like to hear about it.
View ArticleMortgage Story Part I
Homes are more akin to consumer goods than to productive assets. They produce shelter but the value added lies primarily in the building of them and then they last for a long, long time during which...
View ArticleMortgage Modification NOT!
WE ARE A DEPT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT...WE HAVE TOLD A CREDIT BUREAU ABOUT A LATE PAYMENT, MISSED PAYMENT OR OTHER DEFAULT ON YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE REFLECTED ON...
View ArticleFlag Upside Up!
On January 20th, I will, for the first time in years, fly an American flag from my front porch in the standard upside up position. I have been intermittenly, in reaction to one or another particlularly...
View ArticleThe Peoples' Sheriff
Sheriff Halts Foreclosure Sales In Wayne Co. Sheriff Says Sales Conflict With Federal Foreclosure Assistance LawsDETROIT -- Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans said Monday that he is halting all mortgage...
View ArticleThe Stupid Economy & Fascism in the USA
Often, when listening to conservatives talk about almost any topic I find myself muttering, "Fascist!" When I hear conservatives deride government incompetence as opposed to the efficiencies of private...
View ArticleMortgage Modification NOT. ...
WE ARE A DEPT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT...WE HAVE TOLD A CREDIT BUREAU ABOUT A LATE PAYMENT, MISSED PAYMENT OR OTHER DEFAULT ON YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE REFLECTED ON...
View ArticleJared Diamond: The Deciders Must Suffer
Jared Diamond was interviewed on the current economic crisis by Paul Solman on Lehrer Newsour, in a segment entitled "Societies and Anxieties", broadcast Friday, 2'14/09.Newshour Archive. Diamond is a...
View ArticleACORN Fights Foreclosures
Not satisfied with providing housing assistance and organizing low-income folks for decades, and, according to Fox News, rigging the national elections for Obama, ACORN is now physically interfering...
View ArticleMarket Punishing the People for Electing Obama
Art Laffer, of Laffer curve fame, on CNBC's Kudlow Report just blamed Obama for the current economic crisis on the grounds that well prior to his election the markets saw the electoral results coming...
View ArticleIvory Coast E-mail Scam
Just got an e-mail from one Miss Stella Cisse, putatively from the Ivory Coast. I have heard of these things and, frankly, someone I know may be having me on. It's astounding that people would fall for...
View ArticleZombie Banks, TARP & the Growth Imperative
Mostly conservative commentators, when not deriding the Swedish model of complete but temporary nationalization of the banks, have turned their deer-in-the-headlight gazes eastward to shudder in horror...
View ArticleBrief Poetic Interlude
There follow two haiku and a quatrain. The subject is parental love.
View ArticleImmigrants & Ambivalence
I recently read an article that claimed that one way the Obama administration could address unemployment in the U.S. would be to deport illegal immigrants who, the article claimed, represent 5% of the...
View ArticleWhat to do on a Spring Day? Brief Poetic Interlude 2
I have a bias in favor of short poems. To borrow a snark on another topic from Jane Austen: they are perfect in that they are too brief.This ancient Chinese poem answers the question: What to do on a...
View ArticleOcwen Research Query
Can you help? I am attempting to locate business premises within the state of California for Ocwen, a mortgage servicer, engaged in foreclosing local residential properties.
View ArticleMaher on Obama: "Hoping for Audacity"
I have been inclined to defend Obama in the face of criticism from the left. I've been convinced that beneath the velvet glove there was a steel fist but more recently I've been having doubts. Last...
View ArticleAre the Banks Burning Yet? W/Poll: Kossack Housing Distress
Lately I've been recalling a particular image from my youth. It is that of the Isla Vista branch of the Bank of America in flames. A photo of this event, the result of politically motivated arson in...
View ArticleSenator Feinstein on Healthcare: Where Does She Stand ? W/Poll
I just received an e-mail (see below) from Senator Feinstein's office in response to mine sent to her a few days ago encouraging her to support a strong public option. I'd appreciate it if folks more...
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