Sure feels nice.......................................

Fleetwood Mac...............................................Over My Head

Fifty years ago..............................

Dusty Springfield......................................Oh No!  Not My Baby

Beauty..........................................

On fair trade...........................

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Can we all say Amen...............?

thanks nicholas

On easy................................

Why should it be easy to get rich?  In a competitive world, shouldn't an easy way to get rich be impossible?
-Charlie Munger

Well you just got something...................

Fleetwood Mac...............................................Just Crazy Love

Unintended consequences......................

..................but certainly not unpredictable.  What did they think was going to happen?

“One fears that if reasonable people do not somehow apply a brake to this wild excess of selfless saintliness, unreasonable people eventually will.”

Fifty years ago.................................

The Hollies.................................................Mickey's Monkey

Fundamentals......................................

Ten years ago, most of my company's free capacity was used to pursue growth opportunities and refine operations.  Over the last four years or so, all of our free capacity has been spent solely on compliance.
-Coyote blog

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On a personal level..........................

...................................................................this is my hope too.

My hope is that young people have been paying attention to all the intelligent, more experienced people over the last few decades who have been wrong more than they’ve been right. Many of these people never bother to admit they’re wrong or learn from their mistakes so they continue to live in the past.
-Ben Carlson, as extracted from this post on (mis)learning from experience.

Left to my own devices.........................

..........................I probably would not have watched the Republican debate last night.  But, being with several friends who insisted on watching, I did.  Found myself totally riveted by the show.  Not sure what the outcomes will be, although my immediate responses were that Donald Trump doesn't wear well, and that in a year in which "outsiderism" is supposed to be a benefit, the governor of the fair state of Ohio spent a lot of his time stressing his insider past, and that, if we are obligated to elect our first women president in 2016, Carly Fiorina would be a good option.  Looking forward to the next one.

Obsolescence.............

Technological progress constantly renders once-familiar things moot. When was the last time you purchased software on a disc, bought a CD in a store, sent a fax to a co-worker, or even asked for driving directions? In 2005, you probably did a lot of those things and might have just assumed you always would.

Here is a list of ten things that may be obsolete by 2025.   As far as #9 goes, be careful what you wish for.

thanks craig

Everything and more...............................

Fleetwood Mac..................................................For Your Love

Beauty..........................................

Fifty years ago........................................

The Beatles...................................................I'll Follow The Sun

Why not..............................................?

More fun facts................................

...................about the oceans than you ever wanted to know.

There is just enough truth in this....................

.......................................................to make one uncomfortable:

wiki on the "father of anarchism" may be found here.

thanks gerard

I especially like the "stardust" part..........

thanks gerard