With the stock market near the bottom of this bear market, housing prices continuing to fall, and GDP in the negative, how are those defined benefit pensions coming along? And how are things for PBGC? 
- On this holiday Monday, the California government failed to pass a budget by a single republican vote.
- Did you watch that new show Friday night, Dollhouse? Yuck.
- The Fox financial shows spent most of their minutes on the stimulus package. You know how they viewed it. I tend to agree but I don't think things are that dire. Heck, I like the idea of high-speed rail between LA and Las Vegas.
- A fun radio show that has been spending hours on the economy? Well, all of them are talking that these days. But check out Tom Leykis' podcast.
- Rain most of the weekend. We need it here. But after six weekend bike rides in January, I've only been on one in February.