snowed last night -southern vt

Stratton. Courtesy of Hubert Schriebl.

see your tax cut

vp debate

Palin's writers did a good job for her innaguration; really got some shots off. The Dem's prepped Biden well last night though; i caught this snippet on the radio.

PALIN: Barack had 94 opportunities to side on the people's side and reduce taxes and 94 times he voted to increase taxes or not support a tax reduction, 94 times.

BIDEN: The vote she's referring to, John McCain voted the exact same way. It was a budget procedural vote. John McCain voted the same way. It did not raise taxes. Number two, using the standard that the governor uses, John McCain voted 477 times to raise taxes.

Right between the eyes...

bank of scotland swallowed by lloyds

17 SEPTEMBER 2008: HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) agreed to merge with Lloyds TSB, creating a banking giant which will hold close to one-third of the UK's savings and mortgage market. Latest from the BBC here.

you want plans?? he has a plan.

Good shit.

excellent obit of Jack Weil (Rockmount shirts)

Fantastic obituary of Jack Weil of Rockmount shirts. This is from The Economist; a slightly unexpected source but very welcome. Rockmount had only just sent out a press release on the 10th of August with an update, so thoughts with everyone there.

"Mr Weil reckoned that a cowboy on a horse, if wearing a shirt with buttons, was liable to get snagged on sagebrush or cactus or, worse than that, get a steerhorn straight through his fancy buttonhole. He was pretty certain, too, that a cowboy losing a button would feel disinclined to sew it on again. The answer to all those difficulties was to make shirts with snap-fasteners. And for 62 years, in a red-brick warehouse in the LoDo district of Denver, Mr Weil did exactly that." Further reading courtesy of The Economist.
Rockmount

the big picture

Boston Globe's Big Picture has been updated. Holiday in Rio anyone?? The Big Picture.

obama

This is a jump to 10minutes in. Good stuff. Shout out to Vermont.

paul raymond -soho london

Great article about Paul Raymond (founder of Raymond's Review Bar) who died recently and the rise of London's Soho in the 60's. Times Online. There was a mediocre tattoo studio next to the red sign on the second floor...still there?

bookmark -the big picture

This has to be the Boston Globe's claim to fame right now. It is the best thing they have going anyway.
"The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston Globe/boston.com, compiled semi-regularly by Alan Taylor. Inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic, and online experiences like MSNBC.com's Picture Stories galleries and Brian Storm's MediaStorm, The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery - with a focus on current events, lesser-known stories and, well, just about anything that comes across the wire that looks really interesting."