Monthly Archives: April 2015

Billy Joel: Thirty-Three-Hit Wonder

A friend mailed me a copy of the recent New Yorker article on Billy Joel published in October.  I finally got around to reading it last night and enjoyed every drop.  Full of colorful characters and stories, writer Nick Paumgarten … Continue reading

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Banks exerting even more unhealthy power and influence today

Author Nomi Prins of “All the Presidents’ Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power” describes the economy. Here is a direct video link. “I don’t even like to think of it as a revolving door between Washington and Wall … Continue reading

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Don’t need rising rates for lower home prices- rising age may be enough

This spring we are noticing a pattern:  high-end housing is going up for sale.  In clusters all around us. On our short lake front street in an old, established end of the city, there are now 9 properties for sale … Continue reading

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