As a 3rd generation baker of tasty goodness, I was intruiged by a product that recently came onto the market: The Perfect Brownie Pan. Due to the generosity of my sister one entered into my possession, and my friend and I shortly thereafter spent an afternoon baking brownies. The following are the results of our experimentation.
The [...]

The April data from the government’s mortgage modification program, otherwise known as HAMP, was released this week.  Calculated Risk is saying that the program is dying, others disagree with some of his assessments. So, I decided to dive into the data myself to see who is right or wrong. What I found may or may [...]

In 1981 Beth Henley became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 28 years. Almost as many years later, you can now see a revival of her award-winning, and first, full-length play, Crimes of the Heart at South Coast Repertory. Crimes of the Heart centers around three sisters from Hazlehurst, Mississippi, [...]

Sometimes, on a nice, sunny Orange County day, ladies (alright, and gentlemen, too) just want to do lunch.  And they would like to do such a lunch in a scenic location with quality food where they can sit in the shade of a patio. If you are ever looking for such a location, might I [...]

I’m still not sure how much this will really help the EU as a whole. It is pretty clear that they are focused on Greece, and think the PIS of the PIGS will be fine. I highly doubt that, and I am hardly the only one.
From the WSJ:
The €440 billion pledged by euro-zone governments isn’t [...]

One thing that doesn’t make sense is the MSM reporting on how the high frequency trading shut down during this blip, and how that the lack of volume and liquidity of trades from 2/3rds of the market trading caused the crash. Well that would be fine, only if the volume for the day on P&G, [...]

With more and more open space giving way to development, the human population encroaches on the ecosystems that are home to wildlife, plants and other living organisms. Balanced ecosystems provide numerous services to us whether by cleaning the air we need to breathe or simply by sharing their beauty with us. With this in mind, [...]