Monthly Archives: May 2011

Anatomy of Sad Bastards

Why We Dont Take Care of Ourselves

Some interesting thoughts on why we don’t take care of ourselves as we get older. Abstract Many adults have an overly pessimistic view of old age because they fail to correctly predict their ability to hedonically adapt to old-age health related problems. A standard utility model where the marginal utility of health is higher at a lower…

Dow

Given that markets will open tomorrow because of the somewhat obvious fact that the world did not end it is worth looking at the Dow from two different perspectives. As you can see from the chart below the long term trend of the Dow is roughly intact. You can see that I am not a…

Did I Miss Anything?

I must have slept through armageddon either that or it didnt happen. This entire little event that gained far more oxygen than it was worthy of proved that humans are fundamental irrational and that those with imaginary friends are even more irrational. In any sane and compassionate society anyone who claims to have voices in…

Dow

Given that markets will open tomorrow because of the somewhat obvious fact that the world did not end it is worth looking at the Dow from two different perspectives.   As you can see from the chart below the long term trend of the Dow is roughly intact. You can see that I am not…

He Fell Off The Curb……Honest

I always find the first step to be a right bugger as well………

Zombie Apocolypse

Apropos the coming end of the world tomorrow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has produced a few guidelines for the coming zombie apocalypse