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Acting Freddie Mac CFO found dead – wtop.com: “Freddie Mac released this statement about Kellermann’s death:
‘The Freddie Mac family is truly saddened by the news this morning of David Kellermann’s death. We extend our deepest condolences to David’s family and loved ones for this terrible personal tragedy.
David was a man of great talents. He dedicated [...]
Further to The Cranky Homeowner of a few days back, here is a screenshot of the progress made, to date, of my home loan servicer’s attempts to figure out what to do with the money we sent.
The story so far, we decide to pay off the mortgage. It’s no longer generating enough interest payments to [...]
But above all, it permits the barons legal right to revolt if the monarch fails to abide by his Runnymede deal. In vivid language, the king allows them to ‘distrain upon and assail us in every way possible, with the support of the whole community of the land, by seizing our castles, lands, possessions, or [...]
You know that you are dealing with a bureaucracy when you call a customer service number for help and you hear the words you can’t or you have to.
You can confirm this beyond any doubt if you hear this when you are trying to give them money.
After 33 years of house payments, we finally got [...]
Dithering in response to a financial crisis is especially costly because of the adverse feedback involved in a depression.
If you don’t have the same shorthands for every application you’re wasting serotonin.
The top classes, according to Fussell (with a hint of Nancy Mitford), drink Scotch on the rocks in a tumbler decorated with sailboats and say ‘Grandfather died’; Middles say ‘Martooni’ and ‘Grandma passed away’; Proles drink domestic beer in a can and say ‘Uncle was taken to Jesus.’”
The answer, of course, is nobody knows.
Taking comfort in the decrease in the rate of increase of the rate of decrease makes for good news cycle. Dorfman’s questioning of the quotidian press leads me to wonder if we’re still capable of paying attention to anything that goes on so long as an economic cycle.