Minimum Wage 'Theory'/What Your Car Says About You

I ran across an interesting quote on a Scientific American blog:

"Consider how differently the public treats physics and economics. Physicists can say that this week they think the universe has eleven dimensions, three of which are purple, and two of which are twisted clockwise, and reporters will quote them unskeptically, saying "Isn't that cool!" But if economists say, as they have for centuries, that a minimum wage raises unemployment, reporters treat them skeptically and feel they need to find a contrary quote to "balance" their story." - Robin Hanson

Economics is interwoven with politics. The idea of raising the minimum wage tends to be a more liberal notion, however, conservatives use increased unemployment as a trump card. Perhaps there is a balanced medium???

On a lighter note: What does your car say about you???

It's Just Like Dallas only hotter!!!!

Mom allegedly leaves child in car, shops with dog
Michael FerraresiThe Arizona RepublicDec. 12, 2006 06:10 PM

SCOTTSDALE - A mother faces child endangerment charges after a valet called police to report she left her 2-year-old son alone in her BMW while she shopped at Scottsdale Fashion Square.Gardenia Zakrzewski-Johansson was arrested in the mall parking lot outside Neiman Marcus after valets watched her walk into the store with a small dog under her arm, directing them to watch her car with the child inside."I'll be quick, don't tell anybody," Zakrzewski told one of the valets before going into the store for nearly 30 minutes, according to the police report.

I Feel Your Pain Dan Marino...Real Hard

Looks like this guy needs an enema/back rub/something.

Check out the greatness of '09 right here.

Looks like the Rangers get Gagne and Lofton. Yippee! Check it out at The Newberg Report or LoneStarBall.

I guess she should have fixed him a turkey pot pie!

Jake this one's for you!


Community in shock after Huntsville murder-suicide
By KEVIN MORAN and CINDY HORSWELLCopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle


-->HUNTSVILLE — She did not reciprocate his romantic affections, but Sam Houston State University cheerleader Rachel Pendray never turned away from Jake Taylor.
When Taylor, 24, tried to kill himself with sleeping pills last month, she called medical help to his home in time to save his life. And when Taylor showed up at Pendray's Huntsville apartment late Sunday, she let him in.
After the two spoke alone in a bedroom for a while, Pendray's roommates heard gunfire. Police later forced their way into the locked bedroom to find Taylor had shot Pendray to death before turning a gun on himself.

Powerdown

I doubt I'll watch another Thursday night game on NFL network if this joker continues to call the game. I really thought Cris Collinsworth would take his own life during the broadcast but Gumbel would of probably jumped in and cut him off anyways. What a beating.

Zito, WTF WTC, Bowl Bids

I read that Barry Zito and his agent Scott Boras are having lunch with Rangers owner Tom Hicks today. Will the Rangers give him a reasonable offer? I think the chances of this guy coming to the Ballpark in Arlington are slim to none. Boras is notorious for sucking offers from other teams to drive free agent values up and Hicks is an idiot for continually letting this happen to him.

I read across this story and said OMG, WTF???

Texas A&M accepted a bowl invite to San Diego to play Cal in the Holiday Bowl, leaving Texas to the Gator and Tech to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio...but we've gotta wait a freaking month for the games that matter to begin.

OT: I don't know if I'm going to go to any stores to buy gifts this holiday season. Online baby!