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A calculation almost every American man over fifty has made in his head

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There is one calculation that almost every American man over fifty* has made in his head that he will almost never admit to. The ones who have made it more than once and many times a year are the ones … Continue reading

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99% does not mean 99 things #OccupyWallStreet

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I read the #OccupyWallStreet story in the New York Times this morning and kinda just shook my head slowly. They reported this as if it were a 2011 version of Woodstock, complete with hippy-chicks and guitar-slinging beatniks. Yay. Or should … Continue reading

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Mission accomplished, nothing was done this week

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Radical conservatives failed to destroy and disband the NAACP this week like they did ACORN with Andrew Breitbart’s posting of a edited video featuring Shirley Sherrod. At the end of the week, it really didn’t matter that their primary objective … Continue reading

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The best explanation of productivity ever from theLadders.com

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Watch this video, but pay attention to minute 3:54. You don’t get paid more, but you will have to talk faster for the same paycheck. Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — Marc Cenedella, chief executive officer of TheLadders.com, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori … Continue reading

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