Richard's Blog

Lately, I've been commuting to work via a route that takes me onto GA 400, I-285, and I-75. On this route there are traffic signs, speed limits, painted lane markers, concrete median walls, and steel guard rails in place to try and prevent everyone from dying in a fiery automotive apocalypse. But in spite of all of these safety devices, I've seen at least one accident every day this week. While searching for some tips on time lapse photography, I saw this video by Rob Whitworth . I was amazed at the way traffic moved, especially the traffic circles (54 seconds in). With almost no painted lines, traffic lights or traffic direction, people are moving where they want to go without running into the other people who are going in different directions.  It almost appears as if the whole thing were choreographed.

As the maitre d' in Ferris Bueller's Day Off said, "I weep for the future." Video: Woman can't explain miles-per-hour

I've never been able to understand what people are talking about if they're from across the pond. Looks like Siri has the same problem.

This is what I imagine a music video would look like if it were composed by the same people who make ransom notes. Hello from ant1mat3rie on Vimeo .

After the Dow dropped 500 points and Standard & Poor's decided to downgrade America's credit rating, I think it's going to be an interesting, if not nerve racking week for investors. As an investor, I know that now is not the time to panic. Saving for retirement is a marathon and not a sprint; the long run is where our focus should be. Still, this video sums up how I feel sometimes.