<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995</id><updated>2024-11-01T06:11:26.303-05:00</updated><category term="Economy"/><category term="Elections"/><category term="George Bush"/><category term="Iraq War"/><category term="9/11"/><category term="Opinion"/><category term="Conspiracy"/><category term="Cover-up"/><category term="Politics"/><category term="Wall Street"/><category term="Environment"/><category term="FDIC"/><category term="History"/><category term="Homeland Security"/><category term="Science"/><category term="AIDS"/><category term="AIG"/><category term="Corporate Media"/><category term="Dick Cheney"/><category term="Dr. Maurice Hilleman"/><category term="Global Warming"/><category term="Humor"/><category term="John Kerry"/><category term="New World Order"/><category term="Obama"/><category term="UFO&#39;s"/><category term="2012"/><category term="Alex Jones"/><category term="Big Oil"/><category term="China"/><category term="Commentary"/><category term="Derivatives"/><category term="EPA"/><category term="Fascism"/><category term="Federal Reserve"/><category term="Freedom"/><category term="George Orwell"/><category term="Gerald Celente"/><category term="Great Depression"/><category term="Hurricane Katrina"/><category term="Liberalism"/><category term="Mecury"/><category term="Military Industrial Complex"/><category term="RFID"/><category term="Ronald Reagan"/><category term="Sarah Palin"/><category term="Thiomersal"/><category term="Urban Sprawl"/><category term="Vaccines"/><category term="Warren Buffet"/><category term="World Hunger"/><title type='text'>the daily gaff</title><subtitle type='html'>A regular discussion about important political and social topics</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>104</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-4995404600376655438</id><published>2014-06-28T01:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2014-06-28T16:56:37.208-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Back after a long break</title><summary type="text">It&#39;s been a few years (actually, almost five) since contributing to this blog and it seems that although we live in an ever-changing society, and so much has happened, in many ways not very much has changed at all. Maybe it&#39;s even gotten a little worse. I know my hair line has.

So 2009-2014 what&#39;s the difference? For starters, we&#39;ve had the same President. Which sounds like more of the same and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/4995404600376655438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/4995404600376655438' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/4995404600376655438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/4995404600376655438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2014/06/back-after-long-break.html' title='Back after a long break'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-3484066482737490312</id><published>2009-10-31T11:36:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T16:12:55.558-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My Dad and the FBI, Part 1.</title><summary type="text">One night, a friend of mine mentioned a revealing conversation he had at a backyard barbecue about five years ago with an ex four-star general. Care to join in? I mean, why not? It&#39;s just a friendly Chicago summer barbecue with plenty of drinks and conversation! Come. Join in and take the red pill with the green beer sunny ...&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 


And somehow, somewhere in my mind, I&#39;m drifting into </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/3484066482737490312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/3484066482737490312' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/3484066482737490312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/3484066482737490312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-dad-and-fbi-part-1.html' title='My Dad and the FBI, Part 1.'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-1722538112908212303</id><published>2009-10-30T16:27:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-30T23:38:52.893-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="AIDS"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cover-up"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dr. Maurice Hilleman"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Vaccines"/><title type='text'>More on Dr. Maurice Hilleman</title><summary type="text">Some more information about Dr. Maurice Hilleman here, and his 1991 &quot;leaked&quot; memo here.

I guess Ralph Nader loved this guy ...&amp;nbsp; 

Finally, an obit from IAVIReport.

So there can be no question that his video testimony is damning evidence in his involvement in growing and spreading the AIDS virus and SV40 through the safe refuge of corporate America.

While you may argue that he saved </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/1722538112908212303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/1722538112908212303' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/1722538112908212303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/1722538112908212303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-on-dr-maurice-hilleman.html' title='More on Dr. Maurice Hilleman'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-2837142405615718873</id><published>2009-10-30T15:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-30T15:30:08.927-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="China"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cover-up"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Science"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="UFO&#39;s"/><title type='text'>Lookout! the Chinese are building UFOs</title><summary type="text">David Hambling&#39;s article in Wired Magazine,&quot;‘Impossible’ Device Could Propel Flying Cars, Stealth Missiles&quot; sounds more like we may have just figured out how to build UFO-style devices.&amp;nbsp; &quot;Getting to Australia in 4 hours&quot; and to ... &quot;the moon in 4 days with a 40 tonne payload&quot;? Oh, and silently with no visible thrust and also no need for wings or anything like that either.

You know, all I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/2837142405615718873/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/2837142405615718873' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/2837142405615718873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/2837142405615718873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/lookout-chinese-are-building-ufos.html' title='Lookout! the Chinese are building UFOs'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-1885740013359056300</id><published>2009-10-29T19:55:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-30T16:29:06.900-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="AIDS"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Conspiracy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cover-up"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dr. Maurice Hilleman"/><title type='text'>Merck Scientist Admits Cancer &amp; AIDS Came From Vaccines</title><summary type="text">Dr. Maurice Hilleman who was a senior vaccine scientist at Merck reveals the real story behind AIDS and the SV40 virus which causes cancer.



</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/1885740013359056300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/1885740013359056300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/1885740013359056300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/1885740013359056300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/merck-scientist-admits-cancer-aids-came.html' title='Merck Scientist Admits Cancer &amp; AIDS Came From Vaccines'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-3711682308565240687</id><published>2009-10-23T13:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T13:23:04.239-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New World Order"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="RFID"/><title type='text'>The Health Link “Because” Campaign commercial</title><summary type="text">


Ahh, welcome to RFID hell. Wonder when it will become mandatory ... like the DNA collections at birth, or may be it will be hyped like vaccinations.&amp;nbsp; They could fine us for wasting paper resources if we don&#39;t get one I guess.&amp;nbsp; If that happens, it should be called something like the &quot;I want to remain a human being&quot;&amp;nbsp; fee.&amp;nbsp; From anti-spam to anti-scanned in 10 years ... </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/3711682308565240687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/3711682308565240687' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/3711682308565240687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/3711682308565240687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-link-because-campaign-commercial.html' title='The Health Link “Because” Campaign commercial'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-7825103743301993195</id><published>2009-10-23T13:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T13:04:45.642-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Freedom"/><title type='text'>Our future from 50 years ago</title><summary type="text">
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/7825103743301993195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/7825103743301993195' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7825103743301993195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7825103743301993195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-future-from-50-years-ago.html' title='Our future from 50 years ago'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-7898811821965218417</id><published>2009-10-23T12:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T12:51:07.914-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alex Jones"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gerald Celente"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New World Order"/><title type='text'>Fall of the Republic</title><summary type="text">is the latest movie by Alex Jones.&amp;nbsp; This should move him up a few notches from 25 on President Obama&#39;s &quot;unofficial&quot; shit list. If your in the mood for some light comedy ... this probably isn&#39;t it. The power of this movie is really delivered through the words of the politicians and those in power themselves. Expert commentary provided by the likes of Gerald Celente and several others, is just</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/7898811821965218417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/7898811821965218417' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7898811821965218417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7898811821965218417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-of-republic.html' title='Fall of the Republic'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxcy56cOYR8xwoxmYy_HVkNbfAVxwUaq31FVilBCP8CjStrF4BrCgN2cnebs34SisKhg_PvCwKxu0lag2weYsRHgJe-hkKIL63sl9RYzW3LQwoDFzsF98CCnLuSQl3dUBxtNtwQ/s72-c/YouTube+-+1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-1811979183144125967</id><published>2009-10-12T19:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-12T19:34:22.739-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2012"/><title type='text'>2012:  The End of the World blog by Woody.</title><summary type="text">

Find courtesy of Gisela...Thanks!  It&#39;s hilarious!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/1811979183144125967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/1811979183144125967' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/1811979183144125967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/1811979183144125967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/2012-end-of-world-blog-by-woody.html' title='2012:  The End of the World blog by Woody.'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-8213569411493989357</id><published>2009-10-10T12:56:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T19:38:31.845-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="9/11"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Conspiracy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cover-up"/><title type='text'>Summary notes from Official Version of 9/11 Commission Report (not)</title><summary type="text">Summary notes from Official Version of 9/11 Commission Report (not really)

The Official Version of 9/11 (Onion Report) goes something like this...

Terrorist events in the United States occurring on September 11th, 2001 were orchestrated by an (ex-CIA financed) bearded-guy from some cave in Afghanistan somewhere.  He completely brainwashes nineteen hard-drinking, coke-snorting, devout Muslims </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/8213569411493989357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/8213569411493989357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/8213569411493989357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/8213569411493989357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/summary-notes-from-official-version-of.html' title='Summary notes from Official Version of 9/11 Commission Report (not)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-174775607888023250</id><published>2009-10-09T18:53:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T13:08:53.002-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Download Flash Games</title><summary type="text">Downloading flash games to your PC is a fairly easy process and there are lots of ways to do it. One way to get the game file is to look inside the page’s source code and find the direct link to the game file on the site. Another option is to wait for the game to load in your browser and later get it from the temporary files folder of your browser.

File2HD can help you download flash games from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/174775607888023250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/174775607888023250' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/174775607888023250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/174775607888023250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/download-flash-games.html' title='Download Flash Games'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-114143875679875814</id><published>2009-10-02T21:43:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:15:30.461-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mecury"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Thiomersal"/><title type='text'>Flu vaccination shots - good for you, good for me.</title><summary type="text">Why is there still debate about the safety of including Mercury and Thiomersal in &quot;Swine Flu&quot; vaccination shots? 



Am also wondering why these highly toxic ingredients are still being used in several types of seasonal vaccination shots and other products, not just for the &quot;Swine Flu&quot;.

Hmm, must be FDA approved then right?  Well a search on their own website certainly yields some disturbing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/114143875679875814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/114143875679875814' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/114143875679875814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/114143875679875814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/10/flu-vaccination-shots-good-for-you-good.html' title='Flu vaccination shots - good for you, good for me.'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-957998834177214135</id><published>2009-09-24T16:21:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T13:03:33.642-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Federal Reserve"/><title type='text'>Dollar hits a crisis point</title><summary type="text">Dear MSM wackos,

If you think the economy is recovering, you must be mad...

Amidst the confrontational G20 meeting in Pittsburgh this week, news emerges from the wires that the dollar will soon be dead.  Reuters gently announced the news that several foreign nations are now bailing on the dollar.  &quot;The U.S. Federal Reserve said it would begin to scale back short-term cash auctions in early 2010</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/957998834177214135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/957998834177214135' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/957998834177214135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/957998834177214135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/09/dollar-hits-crisis-point.html' title='Dollar hits a crisis point'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-5401746080166540222</id><published>2009-09-24T14:37:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:55:13.837-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Humor"/><title type='text'>Treadmill run</title><summary type="text">
Treadmill Run</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/5401746080166540222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/5401746080166540222' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/5401746080166540222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/5401746080166540222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/09/treadmill-run.html' title='Treadmill run'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-9128843708050849242</id><published>2009-09-24T00:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-24T00:53:49.446-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type="text"></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/9128843708050849242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/9128843708050849242' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/9128843708050849242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/9128843708050849242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-7196806988051619342</id><published>2008-11-26T09:26:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:05:11.610-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Environment"/><title type='text'>Black Friday and the Black Plague</title><summary type="text">Tomorrow starts the beginning of the (official) 2008 Christmas holiday season, and seems to be setting in quickly for a long slow march towards the new year as weary consumers search for the beginning of something to look forward to.

Personally relieved at the prospect of fewer people on the roads and in the air this week as I head to Las Vegas for business (no rest for the wicked), the rat race</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/7196806988051619342/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/7196806988051619342' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7196806988051619342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7196806988051619342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-friday-and-black-plague.html' title='Black Friday and the Black Plague'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-7662335838557015478</id><published>2008-11-20T02:02:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:07:26.898-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><title type='text'>Simply Off the Charts</title><summary type="text">Life these days seems to be taking even more disturbing turns with each passing hour, or two.

For instance, I was really shocked to read that Michael Jackson had to sell his Neverland Ranch last month.  Even though it&#39;s been a long time since I&#39;ve thought of the man as sane, something inside my psyche was dumbfounded with the thought of Michael having to give up something so valuable, at least </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/7662335838557015478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/7662335838557015478' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7662335838557015478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7662335838557015478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/simply-off-charts.html' title='Simply Off the Charts'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-6048558590306670565</id><published>2008-11-14T16:13:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:06:16.490-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><title type='text'>Cities begin to cry for help</title><summary type="text">The wave of economic fear is quickly spreading to the Midwest as Chicago&#39;s Mayor Richard M. Daley sounded dire warnings that massive layoffs will occur in several of the cities largest corporations before the end of the year, and the beginning of next year as well.

Saying, &quot;Each one [company] tells me what they&#39;re laying off, and they&#39;re going to double that next year. We&#39;re talking huge numbers</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/6048558590306670565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/6048558590306670565' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/6048558590306670565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/6048558590306670565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/cities-begin-to-cry-for-help.html' title='Cities begin to cry for help'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-5700487588937481661</id><published>2008-11-11T22:01:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:03:47.883-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><title type='text'>Rating the Economy</title><summary type="text">US May Lose Its &#39;AAA&#39; Rating
Published on 11-11-2008

Source: CNBC

The United States may be on course to lose its &#39;AAA&#39; rating due to the large amount of debt it has accumulated, according to Martin Hennecke, senior manager of private clients at Tyche.

&quot;The U.S. might really have to look at a default on the bankruptcy reorganization of the present financial system&quot; and the bankruptcy of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/5700487588937481661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/5700487588937481661' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/5700487588937481661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/5700487588937481661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/rating-economy.html' title='Rating the Economy'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-3544138857829408321</id><published>2008-11-08T02:05:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:58:53.125-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Opinion"/><title type='text'>10 Ways to be Happier</title><summary type="text">Gretchen Rubin&#39;s article posted in Yahoo&#39;s main page the other day list 10 suggestions for making yourself a happier person, and after a quick read through her comments I have to disagree.

Can one really be a happier person by faking happiness until sheer repetition of lying to yourself kicks into high gear?  I doubt it.  When selling insurance years ago, we took a course on becoming a good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/3544138857829408321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/3544138857829408321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/3544138857829408321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/3544138857829408321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/10-ways-to-be-happier.html' title='10 Ways to be Happier'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-271136163933388678</id><published>2008-11-04T22:05:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:01:12.971-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Elections"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><title type='text'>Gobama!</title><summary type="text">As I write this blog, John McCain is just making his conciliatory speech. So with this very convincing win, the young senator from Illinois has won a stunning victory in the race for the presidency.

When I started posting on this blog, it was primarily because of a huge feeling of political angst stemming from the rapid demise of our political system eight years ago.

Obama will certainly have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/271136163933388678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/271136163933388678' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/271136163933388678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/271136163933388678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/gobama.html' title='Gobama!'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-7989110757232917887</id><published>2008-11-04T19:59:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:17:24.475-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Environment"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Global Warming"/><title type='text'>Little Known Facts:  Oxygen and CO2</title><summary type="text">Ever wondered about running out of oxygen?  I have.  

Whether diving in the deep blue, or scaling upwards to the highest elevations you may have felt the effects of diminishing levels of oxygen supply.

Now some interesting information comes out of the University of California, Script&#39;s Institute of Oceanography and the son of the famous scientist, Charles David Keeling, who developed the &quot;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/7989110757232917887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/7989110757232917887' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7989110757232917887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/7989110757232917887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/little-known-facts-oxygen-and-co2.html' title='Little Known Facts:  Oxygen and CO2'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-2153916302864737891</id><published>2008-11-04T04:27:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:02:50.483-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Elections"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><title type='text'>The Road Ahead</title><summary type="text">As I write this post millions of Americans across the country are about to wake up and begin their normal Tuesday routine with one very large difference, many if not most of us will exercise our constitutional right to vote.

And after all is said and done by the time we all head back to sleep we will know who our next president will be.  Some of us will be sleeping pretty well, but others might </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/2153916302864737891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/2153916302864737891' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/2153916302864737891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/2153916302864737891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/11/road-ahead.html' title='The Road Ahead'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-8468782387471948204</id><published>2008-10-21T17:03:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:14:40.212-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Elections"/><title type='text'>Troubled times ahead</title><summary type="text">The alarming news this weekend was not the economy or anything to do with the elections, but hidden in the sound bytes were a few very similar words mentioned by both Joe Biden and Colin Powell.

On Meet the Press, Colin Powell said, “There’s going to be a crisis come along on the 21st or 22nd of January that we don’t even know about right now.”  And during a fundraiser in Seattle on the same day</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/8468782387471948204/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/8468782387471948204' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/8468782387471948204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/8468782387471948204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/10/troubled-times-ahead.html' title='Troubled times ahead'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284995.post-654609023036977752</id><published>2008-10-10T00:33:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T18:18:50.515-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economy"/><title type='text'>Who is steering this ship anyway?</title><summary type="text">While stock markets continue to feed off of one another in a seemingly never ending downward spiral that saw the Dow well below the 9,000 mark last week, people all over the world are busy holding their collective breath hoping this week might possibly be better.

And it might. Or better put, it better or we will all be suffering in a world of hurt.

With the stock price of many US companies like</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/feeds/654609023036977752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8284995/654609023036977752' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/654609023036977752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8284995/posts/default/654609023036977752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thedailygaff.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-is-steering-this-ship-anyway.html' title='Who is steering this ship anyway?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>