I haven't been posting doomsday predictions about the economy lately mostly because hubby isn't coming home in a near panic anymore. Things have definitely stabilized on Wall Street. There haven't been any new layoffs in a while, and the headhunters have started calling again, which is a really good sign.
The rest of the country is still in the toilet though. The Times has compiled a great collection of graphs and stories on the recession.
Although I have never mentioned the name of my husband's firm on this blog, for some reason, they have blocked this blog. He can access every other blog, except this one and DealBreaker, from his computer at work. I've been writing this blog for five years to amuse my husband at lunch time. And now, I've lost my audience. I'm a little lost.
Apt. 11d 
“I’ve been writing this blog for five years to amuse my husband at lunch time. And now, I’ve lost my audience.”
That is a bummer! Maybe it’s that nuclear bomb ad in the sidebar. Cross-post by email?
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Can he read your blog via a feed reader?
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You mean all of us out here in comment land are simply accessories for marital play?
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“You mean all of us out here in comment land are simply accessories for marital play”
Of course, I’ve always understood that. But, I’m willing to contribute to the cause of keeping Laura’s marriage strong.
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I always told you that you needed to cut down on your blog’s porn content, Laura. Now see where it’s got you.
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Ha! We were wondering if my liberal use of the word “boobs” was the problem, but Andrew Sullivan talks about penises all the time and Sullivan wasn’t blocked.
And, yes, you’ve all been sources of great amusement for us over the years. Many a dinner conversation has involved the topic: “who Amy P is pissing off today.” Sigh. Now, what will we talk about? The children?
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What different employers block is strange. At my secondary office (fed agency), I can read the Onion, but I couldn’t read the (now defunct, perfectly innocuous) blog of a friend of mine.
As for the economy, one of my banks just cut my credit limit. On the one hand, it doesn’t hurt me and the new limit remains above what I would consider a safe amount to borrow. On the other hand, screw them. We’re still solvent and they’re bailed-out and paying a penny a share. The little weasels could have at least said something like “Sorry, we just realized that underwriting should only be done sober.”
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Personally, I think it sucks that Wall Street is OK when the rest of the economy is “in the toilet.”
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I saw a story just now saying that the 41-year-old acting CFO of Fannie Mae had killed himself. It’s unclear why, but I think it’s very unlikely that “Wall Street is OK when the rest of the economy is “in the toilet.””
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Sorry, I miswrote. That was the CFO of Freddie Mac.
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I think that as Wall Street picks up, the rest of the country will, too. Maybe there’s a 12 month lag.
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“I think that as Wall Street picks up, the rest of the country will, too. Maybe there’s a 12 month lag.”
Where does that recovery come from?
Earlier in the housing crash, the real estate industry was famous for announcing that things were going to pick up in the spring or in six months, etc. They’re still doing it, I believe.
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I think it might pick-up a bit, but who knows. We got worried last summer and stopped spending beyond immediate needs, keeping a toddler entertained, and liquor (but I repeat myself). Now we’re at the point where we have to start replacing things. We’re still holding off on a car, but we’ve always done that.
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Since the mister can’t get Dealbreaker, you have to find stuff for him: http://dealbreaker.com/2009/04/happy-birthday-ashley-dupre.php
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Dealbreaker! http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/article.cfm?aid=12735 “…guys who don’t ordinarily go into our line of work…”
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