Crumbs,Tidbits, and Nuggets - oh, my!

As a young girl, it was "diaries." Then, in a futile attempt at grown-up sophistication, it was daily "journals." Now, in this electronic age, it's "blogging." I know - I'm dating myself, but writing things down has been a part of me since I could first hold a pencil. That old-school stuff used paper, killed trees. What the hell? I'm going green! Here's my Crumbs, Tidbits, and Nuggets offered in humble contribution to the greater digital universe.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

I am shaking my head.

Wall Street was "encouraged" today with gains in the DOW due to early numbers showing that only 500,000 or so people lost their jobs in April.

Excuse me?

Reality check. Ah - the excitement comes from a comparison to the official job losses from March - over 700,000. Alrighty then. We're turning this thing around! Maybe next month only 400,000 will lose their jobs. Yes, sir, then we'll be on the high road to recovery.

Pardon me, but I'm not excited. What silliness. The banks are still in charge.