Wednesday Morning News

Good Morning Conflucians!! Are you kidding me, actual Russian spies? No way. How could you not lead with this juicy story. So three Russian spies walked into a bar… But seriously, we caught some spies apparently: Richard and Cynthia Murphy grew lettuce in a backyard garden, walked their daughters to the school bus each morning, and [...]

“Imposing suffering on other people is how you show leadership in tough times”

More Dorthea Lange photos at The History Place That’s a quote from the end of Paul Krugman’s latest column: The Third Depression. He writes that another depression is inevitable if we continue to pursue the policies that Obama and other world leaders are pushing. And since our “representatives” don’t listen to us, who will stop [...]

Monday News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!! I swear this is the last day I’m going to let myself oversleep! If I have to set my alarm clock, I’ll do it. Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest serving Senator in U.S. history, has died at 92. From the NYT obit: …the post that gave him the most [...]

Sunday News Roundup

Good morning Conflucians!! It’s been in the 90′s in Virginia for weeks, and that is very unusual and odd. And more importantly it’s turning my brain into mush. So bear with me as I lapse in and out of visions of swimming pools and hand held fans and cool drinks and… well, you get the [...]

Lazy Saturday News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!! I don’t know what’s wrong with me this morning–I just can’t seem to get myself going. I don’t know if it’s all the bad news or just a hangover from my long trip home. Anyway, I’m going to throw out a grab bag of news stories and hope you can help me [...]

Friday Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!! TGIF!!!!!! I got back to Beantown last night around 7PM, after having been in Indiana for more than a month. The drive was very pleasant, with nice weather and minimal traffic through Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. The first shock to my system came when I approached the end of the [...]

Standing in the iPhone 4 line

So, about a month ago, a terrible thing happened. I dropped my iPhone in the toilet. I felt like I lost a part of myself. The damn earbuds were permanently inserted in my ears. What to do? Well, since the new iPhone was about to be released, I thought I’d just buy a cheap temporary [...]

Watch What I Say, Not What I Do

I’m thrilled to introduce you to the newest front-page blogger at The Confluence, sandress. You know her as our frequent commenter, Sandra S. and she also blogs at New Agenda Report as Sandra. Sandress, I’m so excited to welcome you — Thank you for this wonderful post! — katiebird It’s no shock to any of [...]

Wednesday News – Breaking: McChrystal Out

Good morning Conflucians!! We’re awaiting the final nail for McChrystal’s coffin, here are some things happening today. When the news breaks, I’ll update it at the bottom. New home sales plummet: New home sales plummeted to a record low in May, the first month following the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit. This snapped a [...]

Monday Mid-Morning News and Views

Good Morning, Conflucians!! Let’s see….I’d rather stare mindlessly into space, but for your sakes, I looked to see what’s in the news this morning. NON-BP OIL GUSHER NEWS As usual, I can’t find very much joyful stuff. This is kind of interesting though: New anti-rape female condom, Rape-axe, debuts at South Africa’s World Cup Dr. [...]