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it says, "the world is changing"

success during crisis, how?

"Minimizing subprime lending is a reflection of a broader cultural difference at the bank, which is ultimately the bigger factor in the company's success" from sfgate.com 9/21/08

missing you terribly

"The massive, frustrated energies of a mainly young, disillusioned electorate that has long since abandoned the idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. "

-Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S Thompson (1937-2005)

allocation of scarce goods

Lessons in Love, by Way of Economics

by Ben Stein 7/13/08

High-quality bonds consistently yield more return than junk, and so it is with high-quality love. The data from the maven of bond research, W. Braddock Hickman, shows that junk debt outperforms high quality only in rare situations, because of the default risk.

In love, the data is even clearer. Stay with high-quality human beings. And once you find that you are in a junk relationship, sell immediately.

margaret farrar would not approve

"Why are crosswords one of the last bastions of Victorian Age public morality? Why does ASS have to be clued as "Balaam's beast," PENIS as "The ___ mightier than the sword," or ANAL as "Freud's study: Abbr."? XXX may be 30 to some and a label for moonshine to others, but here it's an accurate rating."

-Barry Tunick, Editor of the LA Times Sunday Crossword

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