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Mr. Indispensable

posted to The Epicurean Dealmaker on Thu 16th May 13

The cemeteries are full of indispensable men.Attributed to several indispensable menFire Jamie Dimon. There, that got your attention, didnt it? Seriously, folks, the brouhaha surrounding the upcoming nonbinding shareholder vote to separate the Chairman and
Go Ahead, Live a Little

posted to The Epicurean Dealmaker on Sun 12th May 13

Longtime followers of this cut-rate opinion emporium will recall your Humble Bloggist to be a gushing fan of Financial Times management inquisitor Lucy Kellaway, whose rapier wit, ear for human folly, and impeccable judgment have always encouraged me to envision
Nothing Gold Can Stay

posted to The Epicurean Dealmaker on Sun 5th May 13

Kawase Hasui, Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge, 1947Natures first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leafs a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Robert

Overheard at 85 Broad Street

posted to The Epicurean Dealmaker on Wed 18th Jun 08

This is just sad. Fucking sad.MD: You're being placed into the accelerated one-year analyst program.Analyst: You mean I'm being fired?MD: No, you're being placed into the new accelerated one-year analyst program and will be paid through August.Analyst: I'm
The Dirt Bag Chronicles

posted to The Epicurean Dealmaker on Thu 22nd Jan 09

'N every gimmick-hungry yob digging gold from rock 'n rollGrabs the mike to tell us, he'll die before he's sold.But I believe in this—and it's been tested by research—he who fucks nuns, will later join the Church.— The Clash, "Death or Glory"Seriously,
The Choice of Herakles

posted to The Epicurean Dealmaker on Mon 19th Jan 09

A dialogue, from The Memorabilia, or Recollections of Socrates, by Xenophon, translated by H.G. Dakyns:I. Duty, or Virtue:"I will not cheat you with preludings of pleasure, but I will relate to you the things that are according to the ordinances of God in very

The Lehman Moment Turns Four

posted to The Big Picture on Sat 15th Sep 12

“I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway, I saw the Empire State laid low.” A month after the 9/11 attacks, stars from the music and entertainment world put on ‘The Concert for New York City’ at Madison Square Garden
Links 12/8/09

posted to naked capitalism on Tue 8th Dec 09

Can we end aging by 2029? h+ (hat tip reader David C). I don’t think I can wait that long…I most certainly do not want to live forever (competition for resources will get nasty before you factor in possible developments like this), but physical
Links 11/25/09

posted to naked capitalism on Wed 25th Nov 09

Scientists give grubby children a clean bill of health Guardian100 Stray Icebergs Approaching New Zealand ClusterstockAlpha males must trade on more than machismo John Coates Financial TimesThe Ides of March and the Fed exit strategy John Hempton. I don’t