Loose Ends for 2012
Here is a rundown on a bunch of stuff I am following as we enter 2013. It is all rather random, but it gives you a snapshot of my various interests; a diverse grouping to be sure. The United States population will surpass 315.1 million people in January 2013. I like maps of all kinds. Here is one with a dot for every person in the US , showing the dense pockets of people throughout the fruited plain. A woman died recently from being brutally gang-raped in India . Apparently, one of the rapists was the woman's would-be husband. How twisted is that? This is a national tragedy for that country. There are many cultural reasons why women are so abused in India . I recall frequent stories of wife burning and other horrific acts against Indian women almost daily when I lived in India in the mid-1980's . Stock markets in the US are heavily leveraged and in a fragile condition. The situation is similar to that which existed in 2008 before the Great Recession . A recent