I am truly concerned by what’s going on with the craziness in the financial markets right now. We need a clear understanding of the fundamentals of a working economy, and for that we turn to Uncle Scrooge McDuck. Click the thumbnails to enlarge the pictures and read the story.
© Disney
This was the first comic book story by Carl Barks I ever read. If you’ve never read a Carl Barks story, now it’s your first too.
March 17th, 2008
Tickets for Petula Clark’s appearance on Mother’s Day at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, a mere 80 miles from here, go on sale today at 10am.
P.S. I have my tickets! Ordered them online, and I have a link that lets me print them myself. Also, our man in Scotland, Dave, reports the following has been posted by the British government at this link.
Read the Government’s response
Thank you for your e-petition.
Petula Clark’s achievements in music are well known and respected. It is easy to see why so many people want to see her record formally recognised. This is underlined by the fact over a thousand people have signed the e-petition on the No 10 website calling for her to be made a Dame. Your support has been carefully noted.
This is only acknowledgment that the PET-ition has been noted, not that it is being acting upon. The whole concept of petitioning the UK gov’t online is new, so there’s no way of knowing if this is the standard response. I would point out, however, that there’s no mention of Pet being such a trouper for the troops during WWII. My feeling is her contributions to morale during the war in and of themselves warrant the title of Dame. And of course she’s had such a wonderful career ever since then!
March 17th, 2008
