The day known as Thanksgiving fills this week in the USofA, between the big day on Thursday and our need to make it home ahead of that. It’s not a particularly American holiday, but it is a special celebration of our nation for many reasons.
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Mechanical PR
You may have heard of the “Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest”. As a way to promote their createspace service that allows a wide variety of self-publishing, from books to music to movies, Amazon had an open manuscript submission for the first 5000 novelists. All valid entries would be read (!) and judged by a panel. The winner is to have their novel published by Penguin.
Heavy and Light
The air was heavy on Monday, the grey colored cold that rides like a burden on your back. It was a car-free day for me, so I had to walk back through this from a series of appointments on the Hill. Saint Paul is a city of 6 1/2 hills, but each one is always “The Hill”. Burdens like November air are somehow lighter when you can convince yourself they are being shared by friends, or at least a familiar terrain.
Rollin’ and Scratchin’
Before I go to my mail, I want to point out a neat little summary from CNN on the latest financial crisis: Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs).
Lay Yer Dollar Down
This humble essay is based on a simple fact that we might all find a bit fascinating, and the reasons why it happened. The fact in front of us is this: The Euro is now worth $1.47 and still rising fast. To see this over the last five years, take a gander at the currency translation chart:
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 