Weekend Economists Wild, Wild, World Roundup February 17-19, 2012

[Demeter]

58. The gods of technology have cascaded upon me

And while trying to fix one problem, they have taken away the solution, and while trying to fix the second loss, they have taken away the third, and I am seriously contemplating violence against anyone and anything that gets further in my way.

As a result, I am not going to be posting further today, unless and until something improves in Real Life. The odds of that happening are ZERO. So, have a good week everyone. I am going off to sulk, drink, or otherwise try to cope with the unfairness of having the washer (less than 5 years old) break in the middle of a load, with 4 other loads waiting and no place to store the dirty laundry, and I'm NOT going to a laundromat, even if I knew where one was, because the cost would probably exceed the repairs or a new machine, and it's below freezing, and I'm tired from doing all the papers and it's generally maddening.