Mother Nature is something to behold. I vividly remember watching beautiful (albeit dangerous) ash plumes rising from Mt St Helens in 1980 from my parent's living room.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- Nicholas Hughes, the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, committed suicide by hanging himself, according to police and his sister. He was 47.
Hughes, who was not married and had no children, killed himself at his home March 16, Alaska State Troopers said.
He had suffered from depression, his sister, Frieda, told The Times of London.

The other day I found myself talking to some Dallas friends -- ordinary, conservative, middle-class professional, Christian -- about their thoughts regarding expatriating to Costa Rica. They think they could make a go of it there with their business, and besides, they think it'd be a good place to be if things got bad in the US.

In other news, Charles Manson changes name and gets paroled. (kidding)

Now after cheating America out of trillions these guys want you to buy stock and don't sell what you have. There is some funny business going on here. I think they are all unloading while selling short. I had such a laugh while Steve Forbes was on CNBC saying we need to change the rules everybody is loosing money. The real belly laugh is from Andre Mitchell wife of Federal Reserve Board Chairman saying Obama and the Treasury keep changing their mind in this bail out. Heck the American labor force had to deal with the "AT WILL" ways of business for almost a century and that Obama just in about six weeks is the new CEO they say how come you're always changing the rules. Sheesh.  

Well, CNBC uses the term Zombie banks so what the heck we created an economic Frankenstein and Mainstream Media knows it, especially MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and FOX all use the terms toxic assets. Are these toxic assets a bunch of Frankensteins running around breathing fire burning up all the money you throw at them? Or, are these toxic assets loaded with radiation that has a half life of two billion years? No way to see interest pay back any time soon.

Joe Scarbough said mobs are appearing in front of Wall Street Bonus Bailer houses have crossed the line...Yikes I thought Americas have a first Amendment right to assemble and present their grievances to the government. So now these big shots are a part of the government, We the people own them, and according to the "AT WILL" way to do things we want our money back seems very reasonable to charter a bus and peacefully knock on their door say yoo hoo come out and play we like to show how screwed up stuff is now.

He's still dealing with a lawsuit for his role in the building of Qwest field (Seahawk stadium).

He started as an appointee to replace Gary Locke when Locke was elected governor. I'm finding all kinds of criticism against him on the internet, but not much positive.