Why S&P downgraded.....

Why S&P downgraded.....

• U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
• Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000
• New debt: $1,650,000,000,000
• National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
• Recent budget cut: $38,500,000,000

Let's remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:

• Annual family income: $21,700
• Money the family spent: $38,200
• New debt on the credit card: $16,500
• Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
• Total budget cuts: $385

New Phone! The myTouch 4G

I got a new phone for my Birthday.  Its the HTC myTouch 4G.  It is a GSM phone running Android and has the highest Internet speed of any phone and works with Simple Mobile.  I got it unlocked for $35 and and now use it anywhere in the world.  It has Wireless HotSpot feature as well as USB tethering for sharing your connection with others or your laptop.

CME Hikes Crude Oil Margins

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110509-719491.html

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42966436

New Dining Room

Purchased a new Dining Table set.

Communication

How do you like to communicate? Lets list all the ways we have communicated.

Verbal - talking to people

Meetings - meeting with people to talk

Letters - written communications sent via mail

Telegrams

FedEx or overnight delivery

CB Radios

Walkie Talkies

Faxing

Telephone

Video Conferencing

Pagers

E-mail

Instant Messenging - ICQ, Yahoo messenger, MSN, AOL, etc..

Website

Cellphones

MySpace

twitter

Facebook