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cool_moose

Something to laugh about - and someone to mourn

May 11, 2006 03:26

The Catholic girls

Sisters Mary Catherine, Maria Theresa, Katherine Marie, Rose Frances, & Mary Kathleen left the Convent on a trip to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and were sight-seeing on a Tuesday last July. It was hot and humid in town and their traditional garb was making them so uncomfortable. They decided to stop in at Patty ( Read more... )

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The Catholic girls geoff May 11 2006, 11:13:26 UTC

dear fellow night-owl,
i'm gonna snip that in my lj if it's ok with you?

Re: The Catholic girls ... and JKG cool_moose May 11 2006, 11:29:16 UTC

Be my guest, Geoff.
You are one of those who knows how to spell his name - GEOFF !
My younger son is a GEOFF too!
And I spoke on the phone tonight to a mutual friend - Seems he will go to California this summer - something he needs, methinks - and I'm delighted.

Re: The Catholic girls ... and JKG keenman May 11 2006, 15:02:29 UTC

Yeah, I think it'll be good for everyone involved too. :-)

Re: The Catholic girls ... and JKG cool_moose May 11 2006, 19:35:37 UTC

Reunion time!

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colinmarshall May 11 2006, 18:01:29 UTC

Another good article about JKG, if you haven't seen it already: THE Nobel award in economics is not given posthumously. So John Kenneth Galbraith, who died last month at 97, will never receive one. Yet Mr. Galbraith was the most widely read economist of the 20th century and was also considered one of the most influential ( ... )

cool_moose May 11 2006, 18:59:39 UTC

I agree. I think that by the time they came along he was becoming cantankerous (it happens with age - *grumble*). I think I once mentioned to you that I knew an Economics Laureate - Herbert Simon - and as impressive as Simon was, he was no JKG. "Artificial Intelligence" was Herb's thing.

shofarot May 16 2006, 02:00:47 UTC

Like all things diversity trumps all. I honestly think the greatest Nobel Prize of all would be a theory that clearly explains to all ends of the spectrum that 'a little bit of this and a little bit of that' is really the only means to a reasonable end.

Your point resonates all the more clearly if one just looks at what Bush's pure spend and consume economic model has done to the USA in less than six years. Tax cuts to those who don't need them has left America more vulnerable than ever before. As far as I am concerned, national security goes beyond pure and simple bombs and spending bonanzas, it includes free and fair trade, working hospitals, and functioning schools.

I sincerely hope that the lights will go on in the South as to just how far the capitalist model has been led as(h)tray.

homais May 11 2006, 18:24:23 UTC

Cute picture.

And nonsense about all this 'endgame' stuff. You're, what, 69? At this rate, you'll be following the LJs of the children of your current El Jay friends.

homais May 11 2006, 19:13:09 UTC

Now that's a cheerful thought! Galbraith became a US Citizen in the year that I was born - and he was almost 30 then. It would be fun to be around when several of you become Nobel Laureates.
Yeah, I think I'll stick around :D

cool_moose May 11 2006, 19:34:10 UTC

zinear May 14 2006, 17:01:58 UTC

Wow, it would be so cool if my children could have Tom has their 'grandfather' of sorts. :) (Of course, I've yet to meet him! I'm really craving to go to visit, as I've heard yet more great reviews of his city recently!)

Nice photo, too. :)

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shofarot May 16 2006, 02:07:35 UTC

I do hope Harper doesn't ditch Kyoto. I agree the accord is cumbersome; however, leaving it will leave a horrid scar on Canada's reputation as a leader in environmental policy making.

I was also saddened to hear that such benefits brought into play by the Liberals that included tax bonanzas for those that made their homes more energy efficient have or will be repealed so much for common property.

I am am all the more committed at getting Harper out and moving this country forward. If I had my way I would be pushing for tougher and smarter environmental initiatives. Slightly off topic, though equally important, is the need for Canada to open its doors to more immigrants - 250,000 a year is too few - I honestly believe this country could be accepting up to and beyond 2 million a year.

Nice picture by the way; I still can't decide which set of legs I prefer.

cool_moose May 16 2006, 04:55:36 UTC

Well, we could open our doors to all those Mexican illegal aliens that are taking over California, New Mexico and Texas. SI !!

Windmills !!

shofarot May 16 2006, 04:57:40 UTC

By the way, you should add "zinear" (Steven Shiu) to your list. Fine guy and friend of Chris, csn and other winners. He wants to visit up here at some point.

shofarot May 16 2006, 07:20:27 UTC

Between that and bringing in these: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tk.html - we would could begin to seriously surround the Yanks.

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cool_moose June 4 2006, 08:01:45 UTC

testing - new computer probs