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- HOW BANKS PREPARED FOR A U.S. DEFAULT. (2)
- GREECE’S ADVANTAGE IN THE CHICKEN GAME. (2)
- Nick: That makes sense. It reminds me of the stories Pater Familias would tell me about how in Boston the person with...
- Dick Weisfelder: Greece seems to me to be playing a game that Karl Deutsch called “underdog.” While one...
- FOOTBALL PLAYERS DELIBERATELY CAUSING CONCUSSIONS? (3)
- Nick: It was my understanding that boxing gloves were to protect the puncher’s hands and not the...
- Dick Weisfelder: Remember the Roman arenas? Bare knuckled boxing? Such injuries were taken as natural and accepted in...
- Mary Jane Schaefer: This isn’t about football. Or even sportsmanship. Well, it is about sportsmanship. But what...
- A 25 % CHANCE OF A EURO DEFAULT? (1)
- Nick: The fact that this has gone on for so long is pretty perplexing. The Economist is referring back to articles it...
- DECIDING WHAT KIND OF PATIENT YOU ARE. (1)
- Dick Weisfelder: One can be very open to new technology, but also risk averse. The recent debates about how to...
- THE EUROZONE—A CHICKEN GAME WHERE EVERY MEMBER CAN BLOW IT UP? (1)
- Mary Jane Schaefer: This is not a matter of chicken. These are all turkeys.
- PLAYING WITH MATCHES NEAR A GASOLINE TANK. (1)
- Mary Jane Schaefer: Why would the French care? As long as they take down Britain?
- NORWAY’S CHRISTMAS BUTTER SHORTAGE. (1)
- Mary Jane Schaefer: Christmas with a butter cookie shortage–in Scandinavia. This isn’t even Scrooge. This...
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CLARK GABLE AND THE 50TH BIRTHDAY.
CLARK GABLE AND THE 50TH BIRTHDAY. Adela Rogers St. Johns told me that she was on a television talk show once which was interrupted when Clark Gable telephoned in. He told the host to ask her about her 50th birthday. … Continue reading
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ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS ON MISTRESSES.
ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS ON MISTRESSES. Adela Rogers St. Johns had a theory, based on her reading, that all the great mistresses were great clowns. She said that she had Marion Davies in mind as the best example of the … Continue reading
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ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS ON DEFENDANTS IN CAPITAL CASES.
ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS ON DEFENDANTS IN CAPITAL CASES. Earl Rogers only lost 3 out of the 77 murder cases he tried. His daughter said that every one of people that Rogers defended in capital cases was broken by the … Continue reading
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SH*T MY DAD SAYS AND THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
SH*T MY DAD SAYS AND THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST TABLE. The content is different, and the technology (Twitter) is different, but there are similarities between SH*T MY DAD SAYS, which preserves what a father says, and this blog. As … Continue reading
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LIFE LESSONS FROM SH*T MY DAD SAYS.
LIFE LESSONS FROM SH*T MY DAD SAYS. Justin Halpern’s dad has a number of life lessons that are passed on from father to son. I wish I had access to these when I was young or that the book had … Continue reading
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SH*T MY DAD SAYS.
SH*T MY DAD SAYS. Our friend Nisma Baig gave me a copy of SH*T MY DAD SAYS by Justin Halpern for Christmas. Halpern created a Twitter page entitled “Shit My Dad Says” “to keep a record of the crazy things … Continue reading
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DREAMING OF BECOMING A LEMON CUPCAKE.
DREAMING OF BECOMING A LEMON CUPCAKE. I posted here about how Mary Jane has interesting dreams. She told me recently that she had dreamed that she was turning into a lemon cupcake. I couldn’t even imagine what that entailed and … Continue reading
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“YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD.”
“YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD.” For a number of years I have quoted Ray Meyer, the long-time basketball coach at De Paul, to the effect that there are three ages of man: youth, middle age, and “You’re looking good.” A friend found … Continue reading
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MAKING SURE ALL THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE SAME.
MAKING SURE ALL THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE SAME. European lawyers seemed to make the signing of agreements a more formal event than American lawyers do. In addition to the sense of ceremony, the practice is for the signatories to initial … Continue reading
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THE MCGURK EFFECT.
THE MCGURK EFFECT. I have been claiming for some time now that I am not good at lip reading; Mary Jane is the one who can tell what the disappointed athletes are saying. Apparently I am better at it than … Continue reading
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