Here are some readings from around the time of our March Break trip:

The shocking truth about the electric Volt
This reporter is not from the automobile industry, and desperately wanted to hate the new Chevy Volt, but in the end he can’t. I’m not sure whether I want to believe this is unbiased.

How Rovio made Angry Birds a winner
A short bio on Rovio – tl;dr: they failed a lot first, and then brought back one of the founders.

Schemes of my Father
This story seems to ramble around a bit but I think it is trying to draw a parallel from the author’s flamboyant father and how the state of California may end up in a few decades. It’s a little bit rough though, and not clear. Maybe I need to think about it more.

When Irish Eyes Are Crying
Michael Lewis takes on why the Irish economy is in such dire straits. They were getting rich selling outlandish houses to each other! Over and over again! It sounds dumb in hindsight…