Sun Herald says housing market stagnet, I say not – it's heading south as fast as it can go

South Mississippi’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina has stalled. And no sector of our economy is more stagnant than the housing market.

No mention in the Sun Herald editorial of the repos that were the hot topic during my recent visit, or the birdhouses, vacant lots, and the stock of Katrina-was-yesterday homes. You can read their editorial – and my points in these pictures. You just have to “read around” to get the logic as the last photo caused a shift that I’ll have to correct later. Continue reading “Sun Herald says housing market stagnet, I say not – it's heading south as fast as it can go”

Oh Insurer Where Art Thou Part 4: The Soggy Bottom Boys

Song Dick Burnett
Lyrics by Sop81_1 and Nowdoucit
Performed by: Gene Taylor and the Soggy Bottom Boys

I am the man of constant borrow
I’ve seen trouble a thousand days
Few now fare well in ol’ Biloxi
The place where I was born and raised.

The place where he was born and raised

For three long years we’ve been in trouble,
no coverage for here on earth I’ve found
And in this world, I’m bound to Qui Tam-ble,
I have no policy to help me now. Continue reading “Oh Insurer Where Art Thou Part 4: The Soggy Bottom Boys”