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breaking up is hard to do….

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dave

The Minsky Moment. That precise moment comes after a long period of prosperity and a climbing value of investments, which has fired the passion for greed resulting in increasing amounts of speculation using borrowed money. The kind of mentality that … Continue reading →

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malraux: not stung to austere ecstasy

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dave

Andre Malraux and his Metamorphosis of the Gods. Maybe more not what he said, but how it was delivered…. …What made Andre Malraux’s La Metamorphose an especially haunting work is not originality in the usual sense. Some of Malraux’s seemingly … Continue reading →

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the wall street scuffle

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dave

The man approached the teller and proceeded to undertake his deposit, transfer money to his line of credit and ended his sequence by a request to order cheques, a package of fifty would suffice, but a greater quantity if less … Continue reading →

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touching a small nerve: profoundly

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dave

When everything seems great, everyone appears to get on great, but there is an essential ingredient missing.An intangible awkwardness that defies resolution. Everyone wants freedom from cheese. Or do we?… Because Bernard Berenson was more respected and learned than any … Continue reading →

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