So I finally did it. I joined facebook. I had already passed through college at the time when facebook started to gain steam, so I am a bit late on to the bandwagon. According to the wikipedia, the site was launched back in February of 2004, but up until September of 2006, membership was restricted to students and certain other organizations. I joined on December 8th 2007.

In 250 words or less answer the following:

1) How will the recent fed rate cut of 50 basis points impact housing prices in the short term? (6-12 months)

2) Long term?

3) What a potential impact of an increase in REO (Real Estate Owned) homes?

You may use visual aids (graphs/drawings) to emphasize your point.

Good Luck!!

In my sleep last evening I came across an idea for a video game. Best implemented on desktop PC, as an RPG, think Shadowgate. The game is based around a McDonalds style fast-food restaurant. The tone and feel of my dream had the cadence of the show Lost. In fact the "McDonalds" was a mythical place that only appeared on a small tropical island for 6 days each year.

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August 2nd, 2007 by Geoffrey Chandler tags: Xperiment experiment Games for Grownups porn

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What is Counterfeitgirlscoutcookies.com?
August 2nd, 2007 by Geoffrey Chandler tags: Xperiment experiment Games for Grownups porn

Observant readers will notice that I have tagged this article "games for grownups." Anita added this tag a few months back when she touched on the topic of Nomadic Computing.

This morning I woke up in a bit of a daze with plagued by the remnants of a weird dream. I am sure my state was due in part to the Peanut Butter M&M's that I consumed late the night before, which like a gremlin, had a profound effect on my mental condition shortly before sleep. Now I am no expert of government surveillance, but I did see that movie Enemy of the State with William Smith.

My friend Alison has turned me on to a new product that will literally save me untold Scrooge McDuck sized vaults of sweet cash. Typically I begin my mornings with a walk over to one of the local Starbuck's for a Large (Venti) Chai Tea Latte. Now all I have to do is heat a coffe cup full of water for 1:30 in my $40 GE microwave and add three tablespoons of sweet Enchanted Chai. Soon I am plunged in to the abyss of sweet sweet Chai goodness.

SAVING THE WORLD THROUGH VIDEO GAMES: TETRIS VERSUS SPIDER SOLITAIRE AS A FORM OF NOMADIC COMPUTING

"Nomadic computing", generally defined as "Portable computing with portable communications ... transparent virtual networking", is the fourth wave open source issue of the 21st Century.