How else? I wrote her a song!

click here, please: http://kristeraxel.com/movies/wedding_song/

This song was a hit at the wedding. :)

I am giving away my songs. 4 of my best, to start with.

download here.

Executive compensation and the compensation systems used for appraisers, accountants, and rating agencies were designed, and served, to create the perverse incentives and ethical rot that caused the ongoing financial crises by producing a "Gresham's dynamic" in which fraudulent and abusive lending and accounting practices drove good practices out of the marketplace.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/103585

Chef Aid season II - Johnny Cochran convicts Chef with the Chewbacca defense (on behalf of Capitalist Records) and subsequently overturns his own conviction. I still refer to a 'look at the monkey' argument (redirection) which stems from this episode. Priceless.

start it at minute 5:49:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBLt1pT_Ato

and you will see why I love Steve Zahn.

This is funny:

This is a link to a story Barack posted on the Washington Post last month.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/11/AR200907...

I find it sort of fascinating that we have in a few short generations gone from the 'fireside chat' to the on-demand blog post. :)

For every good thing he does, there are about 10 more things that are downright Bush-y.

Oh Obama, we needed better. What have you to say in defense of your administration?

Did you know, for instance, that they...

I can't do it.

I am home now. I learned a few things in Europe. My wife and I had a truly amazing trip to Paris, Rome, Barcelona, San Sebastian (aka Donostia), Cahors, Annecy and then back to Paris. We tried not to take anything for granted and we truly felt completely blessed to have such a great trip with more or less awesome weather.