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“THE RACE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT….”
“THE RACE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT….” Here is an article about the lady who had the fastest time out of some 20,000 competitors in the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco. In fact, it seems that her time … Continue reading
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS–TIME TO MAKE COFFEE?
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS–TIME TO MAKE COFFEE? I expressed disbelief in yesterday’s post that financial institutions could be so oblivious to credit risk, but things are always more obvious in retrospect. I posted here about a whole baseball team not noticing … Continue reading
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A NOTE ON FOX HUNTING.
A NOTE ON FOX HUNTING. I have only encountered fox hunting in the movie TOM JONES and, from the point of view of an expert participant, in Trollope’s description of a fox hunt in CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? Fox hunting … Continue reading
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SCOTT FITZGERALD, CRITIC.
SCOTT FITZGERALD, CRITIC. I have been reading Bryant Mangum’s edition of THE BEST EARLY STORIES OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. Fitzgerald had remarkable range very early. It’s startling to find such wisdom in a young man who went on to lead … Continue reading
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BENJAMIN BUTTON–THE IMPOSSIBLE PLOT.
BENJAMIN BUTTON—THE IMPOSSIBLE PLOT. Scott Fitzgerald’s story, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonâ€, has been announced as a Christmas movie with Brad Pitt starring as the man who is born as a 70 year old man and lives his life … Continue reading
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BREW ANOTHER POT OF COFFEE.
BREW ANOTHER POT OF COFFEE. One of the advantages of watching a baseball game is that you don’t have to pay attention at every moment. There are 162 games in a season, and most fans select what they watch. There … Continue reading
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“DO YOU WANT TO GO BOWLING?”
“DO YOU WANT TO GO BOWLING?†An indicator of medical progress is this upbeat story about how catcher Koyie Hill has come back to the majors after a home workshop accident in which the thumb and three of the fingers … Continue reading
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IT’S NOT A RECESSION UNTIL THE COMMITTEE SAYS IT IS.
IT’S NOT A RECESSION UNTIL THE COMMITTEE SAYS IT IS. I posted a couple days ago on the definition of a recession, expressing a preference for the simple test of two quarters of negative growth in Gross Domestic Product. I … Continue reading
A “MUSCLE HUSSY.”
A “MUSCLE HUSSY.†My daughter Annalisa has been encouraging me to lift weights with her. I saw in the Financial Times some while back the phrase “muscle hussy†for a lady who lifts weights and have used it from time … Continue reading
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CONDITIONING BACK IN THE DAY—SLEEP AND WEIGHT LIFTING.
CONDITIONING BACK IN THE DAY—SLEEP AND WEIGHT LIFTING. Hawk Harrelson, the baseball announcer, was reminiscing recently about the macho, hard-drinking code of the veteran players when he broke in to the majors in 1963. Rookies were expected to join in … Continue reading