| Trade gap shrinks as auto, oil imports drop
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:58:28 GMT
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil... |
| New jobless claims fall less than expected
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:41 GMT
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell slightly less... |
| Stocks set to fall ahead of weekly labor report
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:19:51 GMT
Stock futures fell modestly Thursday as the market remains stuck in a tight range. A lack of... |
Survey: Pace of foreclosures may be slowing
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:19:27 GMT
RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February... |
| Fed emerges from battle poised to be stronger
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:28:42 GMT
The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers,... |
Indiana stakes claim to electric car industry
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:36 GMT
The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the... |
| Fannie, Freddie’s $125 billion tab still growing
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:29 GMT
The federal government has spent the past half year trying to roll back its efforts to support... |
Top green car concepts from Geneva show
- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:34:51 GMT
Virtually every carmaker showed off their latest fuel-saving technologies — from advanced diesel... |
Mexico’s Slim tops the list of world’s richest
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:02:07 GMT
For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man. |
| ConsumerMan: The hazards of kids and credit
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:33 GMT
Credit card companies have a simple strategy: Get your customers while they are young. Most... |
Book Published - Great Siberian Sushi Run
- Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Greetings!
I'm very happy to report that my book about the Great Siberian Sushi Run has been... |
GSSR#42 - The End Of The Road
- Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
At the end of my last blog entry, we were sitting in Katsuura, hiding from an approaching... |
| GSSR#41 - We did it!!!!
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
We did it!!!
The GSSR has arrived in Osaka Japan.
I have much to say about the end of the... |
GSSR#40 - A picture I forgot to include
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In my last blog entry (#39) I forgot to include the following picture:
It shows Sans Souci... |
| GSSR#39 - Hiding from a typhoon, again
- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Our run from Shimoda to the port of Omaezaki couldn’t have gone smoother. After a couple hours of... |
| GSSR#38 - Shimoda Japan
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Moving a boat, during typhoon season in Japan, is a challenge.
The last major passage of our... |
| GSSR#37 - Well, that wasn't very exciting
- Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
I always say that writing my blog feels at times like a battle between myself and the readers.... |
| GSSR#36 - Typhoon!
- Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Greetings all!
I've received several emails asking about the typhoon now approaching Japan, so... |
Trouble finding anchorages on the way to Osaka
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
My project for today is to try to find better charts for our run to Osaka.
Our plan is to... |
A discussion about weather and mechanical issues
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
I posted a couple of messages on the NordhavnDreamers board on Yahoo, that I thought might be... |