Alex Wise

At Long Last, "Shreep" Etymology Exposed!

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:03:41 -0700

My old band, The Shreep, was recently featured in a book about band names. Click on the scanned picture below to read more:

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Not-so-social Media

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:28:30 -0700

Once again, my apologies to those waiting for my ramblings with baited breath. Until something gets really under my craw, you can get all sorts of witticisms, deep thoughts & insights from yours truly by following my Twitter feed here: http://tw...

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Stock Market Reality Check

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:45:59 -0800

In 1990, I was a bond broker. The Dow was rocketing toward 3000 points and we were furiously telling our clients that what goes up, must come down - that the banks were broke and 3000 was not sustainable - "Buy bonds, now, Bob!" At long last, the ...

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The Myth of the Capital Gains Tax Cut

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:03:42 -0800

My friend asked me to help him convince a friend of ours that keeping the capital gains tax low (it's currently at 15%) is not necessarily such a good thing. So I'll give it a shot. It seems as though the theory that low capital gains tax spurrin...

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The Renter's Case for Alternative Energy

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:23:11 -0800

First, a bit of housekeeping: once again, my apologies to my faithful, albeit dwindling readership for my infrequent posting as of late. With George W. Bush yesterday's news, though, I'm finding it hard to get too worked up over politics these day...

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Self-Indulgent List-making While Nursing A Cold

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:07:22 -0800

Columnists always try to mail in a few "list" pieces every once in a while so I thought an infrequent (and unpaid) blogger like myself was certainly entitled to the same privilege. So here are a few random lists while stuck at home sick on a sunny...

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ObamaTravel in Time Magazine

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:22:05 -0800

ObamaTravel was mentioned in Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" issue featuring President-Elect Obama. Thanks to Sander for his hard work and to my friend and favorite artist, Daniel Kelly, for helping Sander get to Montana. Nice of Time to post...

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Oily Questions IV - The Case For Peak Oil

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:54:22 -0800

Now for the long-awaited 4th part of my ongoing thoughts about oil. If you want to catch-up on the last three, here are parts One, Two and Three. Despite the recent drop in oil prices due to slackening worldwide demand, the argument that worldwid...

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Getting a Grip on the Financial Crisis

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:06:04 -0800

Two must-read articles on the financial mess we now find ourselves in. One is a pretty quick read, the other is much more in depth: James Galbraith NYT interview (short) Niall Ferguson in Vanity Fair (long) James Galbraith: "And most of them (eco...

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Further To Fly

nobody@vox.com(Alex Wise) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:21:47 -0800

I'm still a little speechless after the emotion of last night's landslide victory. All the volunteering, second-guessing and obsessing is finally over. It felt pretty cathartic to delete some of those election-oriented blogs and podcasts that wer...

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