In economic terms at least, Wednesday's budget seems set to be a very low key affair.

In economic terms at least, Wednesday's budget seems set to be a very low key affair.

We also listen to PJ Harvey; a lot of driving music. You need something a little more relaxing in the read more

We also listen to PJ Harvey; a lot of driving music. You need something a little more relaxing in the car.

June and July we were looking at terrible crops, and then I think we benefited from hurricane rains and had read more

June and July we were looking at terrible crops, and then I think we benefited from hurricane rains and had a better crop than we thought, which dropped the prices.

I've invited some legislators but they just looked at me like I was weird. Obviously, I haven't asked the right read more

I've invited some legislators but they just looked at me like I was weird. Obviously, I haven't asked the right ones.

But I still don't have a clear idea of what my voice is.

But I still don't have a clear idea of what my voice is.

The global atmosphere is still unclear and the local picture is also generating some tensions. The near-term outlook for the read more

The global atmosphere is still unclear and the local picture is also generating some tensions. The near-term outlook for the market is not good.

You no longer really have to record the Super Bowl because you can get all the commercials on AOL the read more

You no longer really have to record the Super Bowl because you can get all the commercials on AOL the next day.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

We believe that there is consumer demand for energy efficient homes, these classes will give contractors the tools to meet read more

We believe that there is consumer demand for energy efficient homes, these classes will give contractors the tools to meet that demand.