Schadenfreude

Caveat: The title shouldn't be misconstrued as my stand, it's just a word i learned today. It might be tongue in cheek though (like when you have a mouth ulcer). I do care two potatoes about the economy. Just my two cents of interest on a depreciating dollar.

Update:
*scha·den·freu·de /ˈʃɑdnˌfrɔɪdə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciat[shahd-n-froi-duh]
–noun
-satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

Sometimes...

... a good laugh comes your way via email. Thank you, 'O lord of mirth for adding the e-world to your omnipresence.

And now, the email.

Investment analyst and entrepreneur Dr. Marc Faber concluded his monthly
bulletin (June 2008) with the Following:

''The federal government is sending each of us a $600 rebate. If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money goes to China. If we spend it on gasoline it goes to the Arabs. If we buy a computer it will go to India. If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. If we purchase a good car it will go to Germany. If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in US. I've been doing my part.''

A borrowed sky

To make it up to all those blog hoppers who come here looking for Fahein, here's a thousand word essay.

Not really.

A thousand words' worth perhaps?



A couple of monochrome edits:



Btw, here's the original.


I've got to pick one of the four. I fail to do so. Please help!