Bitten! By TRUE BLOOD, and I just can’t get enough! (SPOILER ALERT!)

True Blood is a new HBO series, created by Alan Ball who did the very stylish and creative Six Feet Under series, also for HBO. His new True Blood series is based the Sookie Stackhouse book series by Charlaine Harris.
While I’ve never read or even heard of the book series, I have had the pleasure [...]



(Posted on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008)

Venezuela Closes All McDonald’s for Two Days

As this global financial crisis continues to spiral downward, even companies like McDonald’s are getting caught in the fray.
From CNN.com:

The Venezuelan government’s tax body has closed more than 100
McDonald’s restaurants in the South American country for two days
because of alleged inconsistencies in the fast-food chain’s financial
books. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s government has ordered 115 [...]



(Posted on Friday, October 10th, 2008)

AIG Executives are STILL Chillaxing!

From Current.com:

Former executives of the insurance company AIG have come under fire
recently as lawmakers criticize the lavish spending of the company’s
money. The money, which was spent on spa retreats and inflated
contracts, was taken from a loan given to AIG from the Federal Reserve
with the intention of keeping the firm operational.



(Posted on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008)