http://www.consumatron.com Everything We Buy, Reviewed. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:48:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Other than the dow, what's goin' down? The Consumerist is waiting for the next big bubble: Moonfarming! (Consumerist) Governments are able to try and bail out their own country's economy and currency (not that mine has), but what about cross-border currency like the euro? Unfortunately, most of the comments over at ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/pocket-change-101008.html Well... We've outgrown the debt clock. Way to go, us! Don't worry, though. A bigger clock will be going up next year... which will subsequently push us further into debt. So, who's going to be my Chinese overlord? Brad DeLong: "John McCain's New Mortgage Plan Is Worse ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/pocket-change-100908.html Just a quick one today. I spent nearly an hour and a half paging through this book last night. Words: Alinea by Grant Achatz | Ten Speed Press | $50.00 - You've heard of coffee table books. This may qualify as the first (or at least the definitive) kitchen table ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/midweek-media-mass.html Item Purchased: Black Cherry Almond Clif Bar Location Purchased: Trader Joe’s / 44 E. Ontario St. / Chicago, IL Price: $0.99 + tax Purchased on: 10/07/08 Review: I've been working a lot lately (and working on keeping this blog of mine regular), so I've grown increasingly dependent on between-meal snacks to keep me going ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/black-cherry-almond-clif-bar-24-oz.html The dow was down another 508 points yesterday. Has anyone seen Tyler Durden? (Crain's) If this financial crisis is freaking you out, you probably shouldn't listen to this most excellent episode of This American Life. It may help you understand what commercial paper is, though. (TAL) GOOD Magazine just bit ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/pocket-change-100808.html re: the above video... Paging Naomi Klein (via BoingBoing) The dow dropped into the quadruple digits (and over 800 points within yesterday's trading session) for the first time since 2004. I think that might push it into a new tax bracket or something. This bailout needs a bigger bucket, methinks. ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/pocket-change-100708.html Item Purchased: Santorini Sandwich Location Purchased: Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine / 53 E. Lake St. / Chicago, IL Price: $6.99 + tax Purchased on: 10/02/08 Review: Though one sandwich from the Chicago Loop's neighborhood wine shop/bakery was a bit of a disappointment, I left room for improvement by ordering a second sandwich ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/santorini-sandwich-from-pastoral.html Since I'm always consuming things that I feel require more thoughtful reviews and since I don't always have the time to engage in such long-form reviews, I've decided to sum up some of the things that have consumed my interest over the past week. Perhaps I will have time ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/monday-media-mass.html I dropped by Chicago's new indoor market last week (pictured above) to see if this little test run would be worth re-visiting with some extra cash. The market is a bit small and still has to grow into its potential, but with a little work and support, this could ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/pocket-change-100608.html Item Purchased: Sinfully Healthy Sandwich Location Purchased: Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine / 53 E. Lake St. / Chicago, IL Price: $6.99 + tax Purchased on: 10/02/08 Review: Whenever I see a shop of any sort in the Chicago Loop that looks like the Platonic ideal of a neighborhood store, I get suspicious. ... http://www.consumatron.com/2008/10/sinfully-healthy-sandwich-from-pastoral.html