Recession? No! Economy grows by .6%
Despite popular discussion, we are not in a recession, the economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of this year. This is the same growth that occurred in the fourth quarter of last year.
The economy is limping along, mainly being pulled down by the housing and credit markets, but it still grew.
I think the media needs to stop the gloom and doom. The keep putting the “R” word out there when it is not really a recession.
So what is a recession. I have found two relevant definitions of what a recession is. Read more
Golfing on a wonderful Spring day
What a great day to play golf.
In Zimbabwe Jail: A Reporter’s Ordeal
In Zimbabwe Jail: A Reporter’s Ordeal - New York Times
This is a really good article about the oppression, violence, torture and craziness of what is happening in Zimbabwe. It is really just sad what Robert Mubabe has done to this country.
Barry Bearak was covering the presidential election in Zimbabwe for the New York Times when he was arrested for “committing journalism.” The story follows his experiences through the process in jail, being freed, being re-arrested, and then escaping the country.
The main thing now is what is going to happen with the election. The final results have not been announced and they are doing a recount. The opposition is being beaten, arrested, and/or murdered. But it is a pretty good bet that Mugabe did not win the election.
Let’s hope that this repressive government leaves soon, but it is doubtful. They will probably come up with something to keep them in office. We all know that recount is a scam.
There are good people in this country, but one tyrant is suppressing and scaring a country so he can remain as the President.
Thanks Barry Bearak for the great article.
A day at Fenway Park
This is a pretty good time lapse video of Fenway Park before, during, and after a game. It has a pan on it so you can see the entire stadium. Good job.
What do you think?
Flight from Washington, DC, to Denver is a long one
The flight home to Denver is quite a long one, about four hours long.
Flying east, the trip is almost an hour shorter than the return flight.
The anticipation of getting home might play into the length of the
flight even longer.
As you can tell, I am ready to get home. I should be home in time to
surprise the kids and pick them up at school.
It should be a fun weekend, even though I was gone only a couple of
days.
Nationals Stadium a hit
I would like to say that Nationals Stadium, home to the Washington Nationals, is a hit with me. It is a really nice ballpark.
It is easy to get to on the metro. In fact, I don’t know why anyone would want to get their any other way. It is that easy. There are some parking garages right next to the stadium and they weren’t even full. Now I don’t know what they were charging though.
Some suggestions in just my first look and experiences.
- They need more ways to sell tickets to the walk-up crowd. They had all their windows open plus some stand-alone kiosks and it took quite a while to get through the line. Also have attendants at the stand-alone kiosks. There were some problems (tickets not printing) and there was no one to help the people who had a problem. Read more
Nats Stadium
I am at the Washington Nationals game and it is a nice stadium. Look for a review later.
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