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It’s All How You Look at It

July 18, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
It’s All How You Look at It

"No, and I don't want to," said Frodo. "I can't understand you. Do you mean to say that you, and the Elves, have let him live on after all those horrible deeds? Now at any rate he is as bad as an Orc, and just an enemy. He deserves death.""Deserves it!...
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Four Fragments in Search of an Argument

July 11, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
Four Fragments in Search of an Argument

From the unpublished archives:1.Jimmy Dugan: "Shit, Dottie, if you want to go back to Oregon and make a hundred babies, great. I'm in no position to tell anyone how to live. But sneaking out like this, quitting, you'll regret it for the rest of your...
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Flight of the Puss Moth

July 5, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
Flight of the Puss Moth

Kilimanjaro is a snow covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai "Ngàje Ngài," the House of God. Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen ...
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Semi-Charmed Kind of Life

May 15, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
Semi-Charmed Kind of Life

I believe in the sand beneath my toes
The beach gives a feeling, an earthy feeling
I believe in the faith that grows
And the four right chords can make me cry...
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Editorial Note

Editorial Note

No good deed goes unpunished.

— Anonymous


My recent exercise in flag-waving seems to have generated some confusion in a few quarters. If I interpret his telegraphic tweets aright1—always...
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American Baby

April 30, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
American Baby

If these walls came crumblin' down
Fell so hard, to make us lose our faith
From what's left you'd figure it out
Still make lemonade taste like a sunny day

Stay, beautiful baby
I hope you
Stay, American...
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Didja Miss Me?

April 20, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
Didja Miss Me?

The President: "Jiminy Jumpin' Jesus, I can't believe we're gonna pay that madman! I got nukes up the ying-yang. Just let me launch one, for God's sake!"Read more »

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Poachers Turned Gamekeepers

March 16, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
Poachers Turned Gamekeepers

As the slow-motion train wreck which was Lehman Brothers unfolds once more before our eyes, if not in the pages of our mainstream media—who continue to proclaim against all available evidence that they really, really do perform...
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A Corporate Finance Bestiary

March 13, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
A Corporate Finance Bestiary

M
is for Managing Director:
Crafty, elusive
Kowtows to clients; but to juniors abusive

Sleek and well-groomed, he
Swans about like a diva
Steal clients or credit?
He attacks with a cleaver

Pompous, self-loathing
His wife and...
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Psychiatric Help 5¢ – The Doctor Is In

March 11, 2010
By The Epicurean Dealmaker
Psychiatric Help 5¢ – The Doctor Is In

Carmela Soprano: "He's a good man. He's a good father."
Dr. Krakower: "You tell me he's a depressed criminal, prone to anger, serially unfaithful. ...
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