Monthly Archive: February 2010

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Enron and Artichokes

I have, unsur­pris­ing­ly, not much of a head for busi­ness. When John talks about sub­prime mort­gages, TALF, TARPS and what not, I try hard to…

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car­ciofi­ni and cani

I have to tell you how sil­ly we are, what sil­ly things we buy when in a for­eign land, to haul home in over­stuffed suitcases:…

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Carnevale

Lan­guages, lan­guages. Is there any­thing more sat­is­fy­ing than arriv­ing in a for­eign land, hear­ing famil­iar but strange words flow­ing all around, and reach­ing into your…