Yet more crappy weather on tap

I heard on the radio DC has shut down due to the snow.  What is their excuse when there is no snow?

Hugo Chavez has died: NYT Op-Ed In the end, an awful manager. 

His death has a profound iimpact on Cuba as well, which is interesting.

Chavez' VEEP announced yesterday the CIA gave Chavez cancer.  I guess the US doesn't hold the corner on crazy politians after all.

Somehow I don't find that re-assuring.

The DOW went over it's all time high yesterday and I'm not sure that is a good thing - irrational exuberance to quote Greenspan. As the sequester cuts start to kick in and effect not only state governments but also individuals, I think we might see the DOW crater over the summer.

Not much crocheting got done last night as I was watching NCIS.  I don't multitask well.