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If they're all cash, that means they have little or no mortgage. Some(like auction vultures) will try a quick flip. FCBs rent out the house, make a small profit on rent, and wait for appreciation. If you have hundreds of thousands sitting around and you want a conservative investment, the...

What happened to Cal this weekend? I didn't see the game, but that score looks UGLY.

"I will bring back Glass-Steagall" would not be a bad platform for someone to run on in 2010 as a challenger from either side of the aisle.

SoCal also has a few awesome liberal arts schools that nobody knows about. I know I didn't know anything about the Claremont Colleges when I was in high school and I don't know anyone who even applied. It's a shame because they're really good schools.

<a href="http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20090913/ARTICLES/909129920?Title=New-Senate-poll-gives-Vitter-edge">New Senate poll gives Vitter edge</a> While the guy might be damaged goods, I would say being 10 points ahead in the polls certainly makes one a viable candidate.

One of the hits on Romney during the primary was that nobody wanted to vote for the boss who just downsized his job to India. The Romney = rich CEO theme was pretty successful even before the shit hit the fan and all hell broke loose. That connection would not have been beneficial to Romney...

Jindal is one of the smartest people in the higher levels of government today. Rhodes Scholar, and getting into both Yale Law and Harvard Med? That's insane. That said, his super-Christian background is not going to play well nationally. So unless he can make a good case selling himself as a...

I know a Taiwanese FCB who bought a house with a 4 address in Irvine. Superstition only goes so far when the price is right. :)

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503205.html">The High Ground Feels a Little Lonely</a> Democrats doing a good job turning this guy into a martyr. The sad part is so many Democrats knew this is what would happen if they put this vote on...

<strong>Pandora</strong> - the first MUST HAVE free app when the App Store opened and still one of the best. Like a bunch of personal radio stations and the best music discovery tool I've ever come across. <strong>DianHua</strong> - free Chinese/English dictionary. Great for anyone who...

<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1212013/Revealed-The-ghost-fleet-recession.html">The Ghost Fleet Recession</a> Even if green shoots take over the stock market and I miss the entire rally, I still feel confident I can jump on some shipping stocks when they...

Davis, SB, and Irvine are all close enough together that I don't think the USNews rankings mean anything. Irvine does have the 4th lowest UC acceptance rate after Cal, UCLA, and SD. I tend to look at acceptance rate as a proxy for how students themselves rank schools.

Think of it as a formal Japanese tasting menu. A chef's menu where the chef chooses what to serve based on the best seasonal ingredients he has available. Just as you would find full fledged tasting menus in fancy Western restaurants like Spago and Providence, kaiseki is found in...

I also have a hard time readjusting my own perceptions of college programs based on what they were like in the 90's when I was a college student. It's really quite impressive what USC has done in the last 20 years. You know what's going to blow people's minds? If and when USC passes both Cal...

I think it was rude and a bit out of line. And I'm more libertarian when it comes to immigration so I don't really get all up in arms about illegals and such. But as a way to turn the conversation towards health care reform and illegals, it was amazingly effective. Democrats think they...