The Human Fund

Earlier today, Sean Parker, the founder of Napster and one of Facebook’s earliest partners, as well as a partner in Spotify, tweeted “You guys are really attacking me for being the 1%? I was broke and couch surfing just a few years ago. […] I have a whole new set of problems to deal with now: security, extortion attempts, kidnapping threats, death threats, etc. Life better b4?”

Mr. Parker is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.1 billion. That got me thinking: why can’t we help relieve this nation’s billionaires of the terrible burden of their wealth, while helping ordinary Americans make their dreams come true? Continue reading →

Project Runway; The Finale

Well folks, it’s been a long journey, but we did it.  We hung in there through the end.  You’d think we’d get a prize of some sort, but I’m, assuming Bunim-Murray wouldn’t agree, so we’ll just have to settle for this.

So, welcome to the final PR Liveblog of the season, and just remember, Project Runway All-Stars starts soon!  Oh, and Project Accessory is on after tonight’s show, so there’s that.

Tonight’s PR starts at 9PM EST on the Ladyparts Network (Lifetime).  See you in the comments! Continue reading →

Happiness Thread

It seems like it has been a rough day for a lot of people around Crasstalk so this is your shot of positivity. Let’s post some jokes, funny pics, weird gifs, or whatever helps you shake off the bad things. Continue reading →

Endangered Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Born in the Wild

The northern hairy-nosed wombat is one of the most endangered creatures in the world, ranked as critically endangered.  In the 1980s, the estimated number of surviving wombats was as low as 35 before a breeding and protection program gradually increased the population.  Still, wombats are slow breeders (each fertile female will have no more than 1 baby wombat, known as a joey, every 2-3 years) and by 2003, there was still only estimated to be 113 wombats, including 30 fertile females.  All these wombats were in a single location:  Epping Forest National Park in northern Queensland, Australia.  This concentration made the wombat vulnerable to being made extinct in a single stroke if a natural disaster hit the park, and one only needs to remember the gigantic floods which covered Queensland in January this year for a reminder of how easily that could occur.

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Weird Frugal Habits

I was a late in life child for my parents. So, I grew up as possibly the only Generation x person with a father who fought in World War II. Also, both of my parents lived through the Great Depression. That meant that they and my grandparents knew how to save a nickel. Also, my parents were pretty poor so we had a whole bunch of frugal habits. Continue reading →