This priceless gem, from a colleague at the Church of God International Offices: I have discovered the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale. A northern fairytale begins, "Once upon a time..." A southern fairytale begins, "Y'all ain't gonna believe this..." This should be enshrined at Rock City.
Directing the Federal Reserve for Dummies: A Guide for Clueless Directors
That's what it looks like to me: The Federal Reserve, in what one can assume is likely a very critical resource for bank directors, says that while newly appointed Bank Directors may have such mission critical skills as "basic management experience and skills, an inquisitive attitude, and a willingness to commit time and energy to …
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Using Jesus, Joseph and Mary to Encourage Census Participation
This is another one of those "I thought I had seen everything" kind of moments: In an effort to encourage participation in the Census, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials is distributing this poster (mostly in Spanish) to churches nationwide: Rev. Miguel Rivera, who heads the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, …
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Google Shouts It From the Housetops
In a non-Biblical way, that's what Google CEO Eric Schmidt is telling everyone: Eric Schmidt suggests you alter your scandalous behavior before you complain about his company invading your privacy. That's what the Google CEO told Maria Bartiromo during CNBC's big Google special last night, an extraordinary pronouncement for such a secretive guy. The generous …
With Two Cats in the Yard. But Only One in the House.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fans in Dudley, MA, need to do the math: Voters last night added language to a town by-law that will make it illegal to own more than three cats without a kennel license, though Selectman Steven Sullivan said housing three felines was already a violation. The local rodents are already …
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Making a Movie about Muhammad is Risky Business
But that won't stop LOTR producer Barrie Osborne from trying: Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat the dark lord Sauron in his record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now the Oscar-winning American film-maker is set to embark on his most perilous quest to date: making a …
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Happy Halloween from Positive Infinity
It's that time of year again. Everywhere we see these Halloween decorations with all of these fake black cats and pumpkins. So we wanted to show you a real black cat and a real pumpkin together, and we think they're a big improvement over the fake stuff. Fact and fantasy have a strange way of …
When the Vulcan Man Travelled…
From time to time, I mention the family business I used to be involved in: Vulcan Iron Works Inc., which was in my family (with one break) for 144 years. We did a great deal of business outside of the U.S., especially for the offshore oil industry. From about 1960 until the early 1980's, offshore …
To Leave is to Die a Little. From the U.S., It’s Expensive.
About two years ago I quoted the French poet Edouard Haraucourt and his line "Partir, c´est mourir un peu" (to leave is to die a little) relative to the Episcopal (or any) church. That quote is what struck me in Charles Rubin's summary of the IRS' rules on Americans who become expatriates: The Code requires …
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When Academic Achievement is a Disaster (When It’s on Wall Street)
I rest my case against those who insist that only those who excel academically (and of course those who go to the right schools) are worthy to direct our society with this, from (of all places) the New York Times: “The financial system nearly collapsed,” he said, “because smart guys had started working on Wall …
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