Category Archives: misc stuff

We must act now to stop the 2020 metaphors

As we enter the 2010′s a horrible spectre is before us – the year 2020 and the inevitable sickening overuse of 2020 vision/2020 hindsight in articles about the decade. We are seeing it already. Human nature being what it is, I can’t imagine we’re going to actually be able to convince journalists, bloggers and common [...]

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Stem Cells: The Future of Skin Rejuvination

As if there wasn’t enough stem cell hype already….

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Unfair attacks on Sandlers

There’s a very good article from a respected bank analyst on the Sandlers that shows how the 60 Minutes attack was totally unwarranted.

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Herb and Marion Sandler and the Financial Crisis

I just received an email from Herb Sandler: Dear friends We are living in a benighted time. It is hard to believe that the attacks on Marion and me, and the company, are really happening. As you know, we were one of the very few companies which was monomaniacally  focused on loan quality, doing what’s [...]

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My favorite paragraph of snarky music commentary ever…

From a 1995 New Republic diarist by Roger Rosenblatt which frequently pops into my head (and which I dredged up in Lexis): As soon as I find out where Andrew Lloyd Webber lives I’m going to stalk him, watch his every move, get as close to him as his clothing. If he goes to a [...]

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Crayons on a Kindle?

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