Random

• When the economy is up Walmart expands. When the economy is down Walmart profits go up. Sales were up 5.1% in February (exceeding 2.4% expectation). ~ link

• Facebook is trying to morph into a Twitter clone -- sort'a. I do prefer Twitter over Facebook (more intuitive, less proprietary, more open and flexible) but I'll go where the people are. I don't own stock in either company. ~ link

• Yesterday's offer on the condo became a contract today. The buyer is pre-approved for a USDA RD loan. Now we need President Obama to release the money to the USDA rural development people so they can release it to the bank. Apparently this is not "stimulus" money but a regular program. The funds were supposed to be released in October but now the expected date is the end of March.