http://stevefischer.com Welcome to Steve Fischer's Blog--a random collections of musings about my caffeinated life. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:55:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Readers: See the article attached, The Inequality Myth - WSJ.com. An amazing editorial. The "Ticket Line" analogy was perhaps the most appealing explanation of the situation. In this election season, the Democratic candidates want to paint this woeful picture that the poor remain year-over-year in a group of the perpetually ... http://stevefischer.com/2008/03/10/opinion-the-inequality-myth-wsjcom/ Ah, the Super Bowl. XLII, to be exact. Had the Pats one, this would have been the most momentous sporting accomplishment in a generation (at least in football). Well, they came close, except Plaxico Burress had to miraculously get better all of a sudden, after a woeful fantasy football year, ... http://stevefischer.com/2008/02/05/video-perfectionwell-sort-of-an-attempt-at-least/ Now, hear me out, readers: The area adjacent to my house happens to be subsidized housing. Invariably, every so often garbage blows over a couple blocks and lands on our doorstep (shocker). Typically, it's something mundane, like a Snicker's wrapper, or an empty bag of Funyuns. Not today, though. Today, Kim ... http://stevefischer.com/2007/11/23/interesting-bag-of-chips-found-outside-house/ My friends: After a long week of travel, I was looking forward to a laid-back Friday night ritual, where Kim and I would sit in front of the tube and watch...The Tube. Sadly, I punched in channel 207 and received the symbols '???' on the screen. Inexplicably, I must have ... http://stevefischer.com/2007/10/06/mourning-the-tube-music-network/ So, I decided to join Facebook at the suggestion of my favorite ex-roommate, and frequent commenter on my site, Pat Ring. In less than three days, I have... Made 34 Friends Endured 12 wall posts Superpoked my wife twice Uploaded dozens of photos, many of them showing off my impressive cleft chin. Joined 19 groups, my ... http://stevefischer.com/2007/09/29/steve-joins-facebook-hilarity-ensues/