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		<title>Haiku</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking about stuff and decided to write my recession haiku.
Failed economy
Doom and gloom on all-day news
Six months&#8217; income saved
That sums up most of my thoughts.
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Good is the Enemy to Great

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		<title>Good is the Enemy to Great</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think that this post's title may have also been a phrase used in Jim Collins' book, Good to Great, but it's appropriate for some thoughts I've had about our current economy. Good is the enemy to great, because we tend to become complacent and content as long things are good. Work and life don't have to be great; and as long as they aren't bad, we chug along fat, dumb, and happy. Actually we may not even be all that happy. We're content to ride along with a bur in our saddle; however, most of us will take action if our bicycle seat is missing. That's why good is the enemy to great. Unless the fire gets unbearably hot, we're not inclined to move.]]></description>
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		<title>AIG Bailout and Bonuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don't think AIG execs should be the scapegoats that Congress has turned them into. Of course, I also strongly disagree with how AIG has handled the bonuses. It doesn't make sense to me that you would give people bonuses, when those people have not saved the company from bankruptcy; that's where the company would be, if it weren't for the bailout. And I think that's where it should be. Our economy was in a credit bubble that collapsed. Why are we trying to sustain a bubble? Doesn't that make for a very shaky foundation?]]></description>
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