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Like kryptonite was for Superman, the metric system is my greatest weakness

December 9, 2011

So, Mr. B and I are going on a vacation.  Sometime soon. Maybe we’re even on vacation as we speak.  But maybe we’re at our house and if you try to rob it I’ll karate-kick you. Surprise! We are or will be, or were in Europe. You guys know by now that I am a connoisseur of culture and love everything international I’ve done everything from Indian Classical Dance to the Saudi Arabian embassy to the Cochin Jews to West Philly. I got like ...

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Anna Schwartz Schools Bernanke

June 14, 2009

Cross-posted on Swifteconomics. Do you have a very sassy New York-born Jewish grandma?  Chances are, she is exactly like Anna Schwartz.  Except in addition to being sassy, Anna Schwartz is also a noted and very knowledgeable American economist, collaborating with Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman on their seminal work about the Great Depression, A Monetary History of the United States, 1867 – 1960.   The book is very detailed and criticizes government intervention during the Great Depression and its aftermath.   You ...

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Let’s legalize prostitution and have a party!

May 13, 2009

I’ve been having this conversation with several people over the past week or so.  That’s why it’s important to get this off my chest (no pun intended.)  Prostitution should be legalized. There are several reasons I take this position (again, no pun-oh, never mind.)  Most of them can be found here,along with a link to the Sex Workers Alliance of Vancouver.  Oh, Canadians. Here’s a main line from the legalization of prostitution in Sweden: According to this Web site for ...

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Happy Mother’s Day!

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day! Don’t forget to wish your mom, mam,mother, imma, or mamka a good day for making the time to introduce you to the world  in an extremely unpleasant manner for her. Below, the author with her imma and grandma, and Mr. B, with his mom.

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Women, careers, big cities, and other thoughts

April 30, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about women lately.  I’ve seen a couple articles floating around online about the role of women in the workplace, with children, and so on.  Penelope Trunk talks a lot about it in her blog (which you can Google because I’m still undecided whether I want to link to her).   While I’m convinced that she’s having a mental breakdown, in the meantime, she is running a company and taking care of two children, one of ...

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