Random

• "I am an American and I am not participating in this recession." ~ Dave Ramsey. His "Town Hall for Hope" is coming to a church near you, Thursday night, April 23rd. Be viral. ~ link

• General Growth, the second-largest US mall owner, with more than 200 malls, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ~ link

• We heard today that some friends and financial supporters in Washington State have experienced a lay-off after 27 ½ years at the same company. That's got to feel like a 2 x 4 over the head! Ouch! But God will provide for them -- just as he continues to do so for us

• Today's power outage had nothing to do with the economy (it was doing this even before the financial dive) but was brought to you by a baseload generator that tripped offline. We survived. It probably reduced the lifespan of all the electronics by a few months -- but we survived. ~ link

• Google now has a centralized profile page. ~ link