Posted on Wednesday, 25th August 2010 by chrisjones
This is one of A Series of Short Takes, although this one is not all that short. The usual disclaimers about politics apply. If you’re offended, that is your fault. Nobody is making you read this. But I very much hope you do, and that you’ll tell me in the comments what you’re thinking. Are [...]
Tags: bureaucrats, business, freedom, Hungary, mockingjay
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Posted on Friday, 20th August 2010 by chrisjones
You know how you get to the start of a week, and you get everything planned out, get your to-do lists together, and you hit the week running with a ton of energy and purpose? That was this week. And you know how some weeks the things you mean to do and the things you [...]
Tags: Alexander Christopher Jones, Daniel Pink, Drive, lending Utah, mortgage rates, the Ninth Doctor, weekend
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Posted on Wednesday, 18th August 2010 by chrisjones
Eighteen and a half years ago Jeanette brought a little boy into our home. We knew his name was Alexander from well before he was born, even though, because we are just that way, we never found out if the baby was a boy or a girl until the moment he arrived. He made our [...]
Tags: Xander
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Posted on Monday, 9th August 2010 by chrisjones
As I left the house from my 20-minute lunch break earlier today I did what I always do when I leave, I kissed my wife and told her I love her. I reached the office and sat for a moment and thought about that. It’s a tradition we;ve established. My wife does it and I [...]
Tags: discipline, Jeanette, Martin Luther
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Posted on Friday, 6th August 2010 by chrisjones
The Seattle Times reports that the Senate has passed a bill allowing for some changes in the FHA fee structure, under the fascinating but slightly misleading title “Senate Approves Higher Government Mortgage Fees.” One fee goes up (probably, depends on FHA bureaucrats), and one comes down (ditto). Monthly mortgage insurance (which the Post calls an [...]
Tags: bureaucrats, FHA, utah mortgage
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