'The good stuff goes fast' at mammoth Barn Sale
I thought I arrived early at the St. Peter Barn Sale, but the Kane County Fairgrounds was already packed. Hundreds of people were lined up ahead of me like a string of ants ready to march on a picnic basket.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
When the red ink flows, run for your life!
Wow! What a run of luck we had last week. We now own 79.9 percent of AIG, the world's largest insurance company. We picked up millions and millions of Freddie and Fannie mortgages and our Uncle Sam is getting ready to buy us $700 billion more in junk debt from the banks. What a week. Bow! Wow! Wow!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
No matter how old, they're still your kids
On the first day of school, I'm always in a lot of family pictures. Oh, I'm not the star. I'm Mr. Paul, the guy in the background opening the door of the school bus for a kindergarten student to step off, home from his or her very first day of school.
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