The Memsahib [1] is now “Happy McHappy” because her annual Murray McMurray poultry catalog just arrived. Along with the obligatory pile of seed catalogs, this annual event is one of the things that keeps our spirits up during the snowy winter months.
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Eric spotted these articles: Kansas wheat acres continue downward trend [2] and, German bond auctions fail [3], and, Latvia is shaken by riots over its weak economy [4]
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More gloomage, courtesy of Cheryl: Crude Tumbles Below $35 [5] — Fears Grip Banking Sector as Barclay’s Cuts 2,100 More Jobs [6] — FTSE 100 Joins Global Rout of Markets [7] — UK Jobless Rise 40 in Just One Week [8] — China Bails Out its Steel and Auto Makers [8] — Ireland: Drastic Cuts to Prevent Debt Crisis [9] — Asian Markets Dive as Economy News Darkens [10] — Banks in Need of Even More Bailout Money [11] — US Foreclosure Filings Up 81% in 2008 [12] — Fiscal Situation of 50 States: Combined Budget Gaps Estimated at $350 Billion for 2010 and 2011 [13] — No Taxation Without Inflation [14] (Mogambo Guru) — Jim Sinclair: The Unavoidable Face of Hyperinflation [15] (Sinclair writes: “The dollar cannot and will not remain strong, nor can a planetary Weimar experience now be avoided.)”.
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Sean M. flagged this: Solar Jerrycan that purifies water with sunshine [16]