Tuesday Randomosity and Paul Krugman

• What? Paul Krugman (not pictured) doesn't read TheMoneyGoRound? I was saddened, frustrated, and flustered to see that my blog didn't make Paul's list of daily reads. No, I don't know more than him on the economy, finance, or perhaps on anything else. But what about the pics? There are no sexy bikini pics on Delong's site. None!


• Stocks are rallying as I type. Stocks were holding 1% gains Tuesday as encouraging comments from Bank of America's(:BAC) CEO spurred a rally in the financial sector and a decline in oil prices eased some concerns about soaring energy costs.


• What's causing the pole to shift up to 40 miles per year? Excellent pic on that link. My first thought, from reading political blogs, is that this sounds like the evil doings from George Bush, the Koch brothers, or George Soros. Or maybe global warming or excessive public employee pensions are to blame. What say you?


• The mob turns on crowdsourcing! These are websites that get content provided for free by participants, and then make money off it by selling advertising. Great column!


• Charlie Sheen canned from Two and a half Men, and celebrates by wielding a machete and quoting Martin Luther King Jr. And the unraveling continues...