Occupy Wall Street: In Graph Form
A few graphs and charts showing issues that those who are "occupying wall street" seem interested in discussing. The severity of income inequality that has grown over the past decade certainly deserved some serious conversation:
- corporate_cash
- corporate_tax_cuts
- debt_to_income_ratio
- effective_tax_rate
- financial_deregulation_precipitates_rising_income_inequality
- great_prosperity_vs_great_regression
- income_groups
- income_growth_who_gains
- income_growth_who_gains_2
- job_creation_vs_abroad
- middlw_class_incomes_fall
- percent_change_in_distribution
- plutocracy
- share_of_capital_income_earned
- share_of_income
- the_american_dream
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Perfect Girls Day
I currently have six girls (most from our neighborhood) playing a constantly evolving game of "Barbie" in our house. At times they are pretending to be at the beach, other times it sounds like they are negotiating a delicate middle east peace treaty (you and Libby can share this horse, until Madeline is done with her boots, then she can give them to Grace):
I am greatly enjoying the whole experience - makes me feel like the dad in "Cheaper by the Dozen". Wish we could support a nice half dozen kids of our own (if only they come out talking, sleeping through the night, and potty trained 
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Cooper Pretending to Sneeze
Cooper picks up behavior like a sponge - here he is mimicking his mother (and sister) after they had the snuffles for a couple days:
Wolf Spider with Egg Sack
I ran across some spider pictures I took during this past spring. They're of a wolf spider I found hiding in the mulch I was spreading (I shrieked like a schoolgirl when I saw it, of course).
- Defending it's precious egg sac
- Look at those small pointy black hairs… it gives me the creeps, but I can't look away. Beautiful!
- Oh Hai! Eight tiny eyes checking me out.
This was one of the larger specimens I have seen scurrying around our yard; almost an inch in total length. What's that white ball it is carrying, you ask? Why, it's EGG SAC of course!!! So cool!
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