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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Showing results 1 to 25 of 30 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: philby Forum: San Marcos 10-19-2008, 09:14 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby It Ain't Over Until The Fat Lady Sings And she's probably skinny now. No rush, things have still got a long ways to go. All that worthless Lehman paper goes on sale Tuesday. They'll try to hide it but our government will have to back most... Forum: San Marcos 10-14-2008, 06:02 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby TEEB - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity I'm sure everyone is tired of all the bad financial news so I thought I'd mention something a little different (but just as bad). Studies on the economic impact of the worldwide degradation of our... Forum: San Marcos 10-03-2008, 09:40 PM Replies: 31 Anyone know what happened to Rivendell's Views: 16,007 Posted By philby Afternoon Peach Smoothie Delight First time I ordered a peach smoothie at Rivendell I got to watch the lady elf make it. She brought out a bowl of peaches and hand picked each one, rejecting maybe 1/4 of them. Then she carefully and... Forum: San Marcos 10-03-2008, 03:09 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby Bailout Bill Is Now The Law President bush wasted no time signing the historic bailout bill after the House approved it. Now we have to wait and see if it works or if it's just a waste of a lot more money. What is hoped for is... Forum: San Marcos 09-28-2008, 01:42 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby Securities Turnover Excise Tax (STET) Not that I think much of anybody is reading this, or cares at this point, but there is a way to make wall street pay for it's own screw ups and it's been used in this country before. Speculation has... Forum: San Marcos 09-27-2008, 04:15 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby Bombs Away, Dream Babies Washington Mutual, (WaMu), the largest savings and loan in the US has been sold to JPMorganChase for $1.9B. This is the largest bank failure in American history. It's stock was at $45 a share last... Forum: San Marcos 09-25-2008, 11:43 AM Replies: 201 City Council Place 4 Views: 33,897 Posted By philby If a Shoe Drops And Everyone Has Fingers in Their Ears The only questions left are, how many shoes are going to drop and how bad is it going to get? Mass transit, commuter rail and 'branding' are now the obvious waste of money they always were, Chris.... Forum: San Marcos 09-25-2008, 11:07 AM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby The Fundamentals of Our Economy Are Gone $25 Billion bailout for automakers who screwed up. GM stopped production of the EV1 (electric vehicle) in 99, and removed almost all of them from the road in 2003 (they were only available for lease... Forum: San Marcos 09-22-2008, 09:36 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby The Bail-out Bill The historic bail-out bill now being debated in Congress has some strange language. Section 8. Review. "Decisions by the Secretary (of the Treasury) pursuant to the authority of this Act are... Forum: San Marcos 09-19-2008, 01:38 PM Replies: 13 Poll: Economics 101 Views: 9,848 Posted By philby Economics 101 "everybody knows that the dice are loaded everybody rolls with their fingers crossed everybody knows that the war is over everybody knows the good guys lost everybody knows the fight was fixed... Forum: San Marcos 08-30-2008, 09:31 AM Replies: 36 When Hippies Ruled The Earth Views: 30,288 Posted By philby The Marijuana Mansion Located on the little triangular block bordered by Hopkins, Moore and North streets was a large old house that in it's prime must have been a real treasure. Unfortunately it had been allowed to... Forum: San Marcos 08-29-2008, 10:19 PM Replies: 36 When Hippies Ruled The Earth Views: 30,288 Posted By philby The Hippie Golf Course and Apts. On the northeast corner of Sessoms and LBJ where a shopping center now stands there was once (late 60's to 75) an abandoned miniature golf course. Behind it was an old house that was the hospital... Forum: San Marcos 08-25-2008, 02:27 PM Replies: 36 When Hippies Ruled The Earth Views: 30,288 Posted By philby Misconceptions Re. Hippies Dirty hippies- everybody puts down any group they don't like. Ever hear of a "cowboy shower"?, After rodeo, P.E., whatever, those guys would change to another starched shirt and starched jeans... Forum: San Marcos 08-23-2008, 09:08 AM Replies: 77 The Best Mexican Food In Town Views: 24,862 Posted By philby Holy Guacamole If you wonder what SM is all about, this thread, it's lifespan and the unbelievable number of views should answer that question. And what have we established - everyone has different tastes. If you... Forum: San Marcos 08-21-2008, 04:40 PM Replies: 17 "Just A Dog" Views: 8,718 Posted By philby To Protect And Serve To Protect and Serve Who did the officer protect? Who did the officer serve? Now it's on CNN and the whole world is watching. I respect all our police officers and firemen because they risk their... Forum: San Marcos 08-21-2008, 03:18 PM Replies: 20 Texas State or SWT Views: 7,379 Posted By philby Nau After San Marcos becomes Outlet Mall City- Texas becomes Tejas- Then becomes part of Aztlan- And then the North American Union is declared. All good Mall City inmates will spend their hard earned... Forum: San Marcos 08-21-2008, 02:48 PM Replies: 31 Anyone know what happened to Rivendell's Views: 16,007 Posted By philby Rivendell Alternative I agree that running the gauntlet at Tantra is uncomfortable. I only stop in when it's slow. Cool Mint can be too yuppified, but again is better in the off hours. Blue Goat is the best alternative... Forum: San Marcos 08-20-2008, 07:35 PM Replies: 36 When Hippies Ruled The Earth Views: 30,288 Posted By philby Radio Kaos I was just cursing the lack of interesting radio stations (KGSR is just too yuppie/trendy). Back in the 60's SM had KCNY, a 250 watt, sunrise to sunset station over on Uhland road. Around 68 I knew a... Forum: San Marcos 08-17-2008, 11:18 AM Replies: 31 Anyone know what happened to Rivendell's Views: 16,007 Posted By philby Blue Goat / Rivendell I agree that Blue Goat Gourmet is the next best (or maybe better) thing to Rivendell. Blue Goat looks more formal but has a very mellow atmosphere and a more extensive menu. The owner/operators are... Forum: San Marcos 08-16-2008, 06:43 PM Replies: 10 Adult Entertainment Views: 22,643 Posted By philby Tt Bar There used to be a strip club on the 35 frontage road by Roberts St. off Sycamore. It didn't last too long. Place was called The Getaway before that. Big Poppa's on 123 used to have a "private club"... Forum: San Marcos 07-25-2008, 11:15 AM Replies: 20 Texas State or SWT Views: 7,379 Posted By philby Necessary Roughness - DVD Somebody ought to sell the "Necessary Roughness" dvd in SM town. It's only deserving of maybe two stars, but is an interesting item considering the name change of the university. Lighten up Semi,... Forum: San Marcos 07-23-2008, 09:33 PM Replies: 4 Attorney recommendations Views: 9,190 Posted By philby Local Attorney Recommendation Catherine Clayton defended a friend of mine who had been repeatedly beaten by her boyfriend. When she fought back successfully one time, the slime-ball charged her with assault with a deadly weapon... Forum: San Marcos 07-23-2008, 08:28 AM Replies: 9 Problem posting reply Views: 8,943 Posted By philby post it note So it's a site problem. Somebody ought to patch that. Thanks for the tip. Forum: San Marcos 07-22-2008, 04:23 PM Replies: 31 Anyone know what happened to Rivendell's Views: 16,007 Posted By philby With the economy in the dumpster and maybe... With the economy in the dumpster and maybe another 86 hitting us it's possible that nothing will happen at the Rivendell location. And if the place just sits there for a while someone might just open... Forum: San Marcos 07-22-2008, 01:36 PM Replies: 9 Problem posting reply Views: 8,943 Posted By philby Problem posting reply Several of us have been having a problem posting a reply on this site. When a reply has been typed (only possible after logging in) and the "post quick reply" button is hit, a message pops up saying... 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