The Southern Hemisphere is not a bad place to be in the wintertime. That is, when it is wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere. By the time the chilly winds from Baltimore reach the southern tip of Africa they have been warmed by the South Atlantic. Flowers bloom. The sun shines. Gentle breezes glide over the fields and parking lots.
January 24th, 2012 | Bill Bonner | 5 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Baltimore"
The Business of Home-owning
Sales collapsed an unprecedented 33 percent from April to an annual pace of 300,000, less than the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News and the fewest in data going back to 1963, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. Demand in prior months was revised down.
June 25th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Industrial Towns Make Products that Bring Wealth into a Community
There are many towns and cities that are losing population…losing key industries…and probably on the verge of extinction.
March 5th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 6 comments | Continued
Here Comes More Snow!
Snowmageddon has paralyzed the nation’s capitol. Once again, the feds announced that only ‘emergency workers’ had to report to work. And once again, we wondered about all the rest.
February 10th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Salt vs. Snowflakes
But they kept coming. Like soldiers at the Somme they threw themselves on the barbed wire. They took the salt! And their comrades- in-arms kept coming.
February 9th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 5 comments | Continued
Not Questioning Authority
Our protests were useless. They wouldn’t pick up the laundry because they had a policy against it. The policy was designed to protect them against customers who tried to take advantage of them…
February 4th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 15 comments | Continued
Football, a Substitute for Armed Warfare
The city of Baltimore – or most of it – would probably have preferred a win against the colts to a win in Afghanistan or Iraq.
January 19th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Everything Was Looking Up With the Baby Boomers
Ok, Bill, let’s review those wonderful days from whence we sprang, so fraught with the advantages of having nothing. So potent with opportunity. It was the middle of the ’70s…
October 28th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 27 comments | Continued
Mom Remembers the Real Depression
“But you’re being very silly…as usual. I remember the real depression. I was born in 1921. So, I was 8 years old during the crash of ’29. Then, I was a teenager throughout the depression.
October 21st, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
Life is a Long Hike
Jules is 21 years old. His daddy’s rich (at least he would be rich if he lived in, say, Pakistan) and his momma’s good looking. But Jules is worried. He recently graduated from college and has decided to begin a career in music.
October 2nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
