Author Archives: Mark Egge

I think the stars are shining just a little bit brighter tonight. Perhaps its merely some anomaly of the cosmos. Or, perhaps, it’s the shining of a renewed spirit of hope–hope for America, and hope for a better, brighter future. … Continue reading →

Go vote! On your way to the polls, do me a favor: pull out your cellphone, and call everyone in your address book, ask them to vote, and to call their friends on the way. Not certain where to vote, … Continue reading →

I received this “chart” in my email today from the McCain-Palin campaign:This chart in an outright assault on the truth. It wouldn’t even be true in the McCain-Palin “fantasy-land” where both seem to be living–where truth is based on belief, … Continue reading →

My buddy William is a DJ at the local college radio station, KGLT. He recently took over the Wednesday morning, 6:00-9:00 am show, which means that he’ll have the first show after the election results come in. “I’ve prepared two … Continue reading →

Oh noes!!! Soylent Green Is People!!!It all makes sense, now…

Tonight, Keith Olbermann reminded me why I watch “The Countdown.” His capacity for oratory is, from my limited exposure, among the best available to my generation. Watch: Proof that, in an age of media sensationalism and special effects, the spoken … Continue reading →

Introduction Earlier this year, international brewing giant InBev made a bid to acquire the American brewing giant, Anheuser-Busch. This paper examines the merger, from the standpoint of DOJ and FTC guidelines. To properly analyze the proposed Anheuser-Busch/InBev merger, we must … Continue reading →

Ah. Friday afternoon, with plenty I could do, and nothing I need to. Glorious. As Anis Mojgani would put it: “Rock out, like you’ve got nothing to do, but everything. Rock out, like you’ve got an empty appointment book and … Continue reading →

I like to keep informed. Accordingly, in addition to the Barack Obama mailing list, I’ve signed up for the McCain-Palin email list. The down side, of course, is that I now get at least two requests for donations in my … Continue reading →

Guess I didn’t really need that cup of coffee … Nope. The time is now 3:30 am … and I’m seven flavors of WIRED. And not the magazine, mind you. I should just get up and do something productive. I’ve … Continue reading →