Hey, where are we going, and what’s with this handbasket?

IN some ways, speculating on a merger for Merrill or Morgan is like forecasting a World Series championship for the Red Sox: every year, the possibility emerges, gaining some momentum and passionate supporters, only to crumble at the last moment as the stakes and pressures build. All the same, many people continue to believe that some kind of deal is inevitable.

Yeah, they’re screwing it up. All I can watch these days is Futurama and Family Guy– the Sox are of course doing what they do every year. The politicians are doing their thing. Realtors and lenders are duping their customers. Nor do our current soldiers have much hope for respect as vets,

Well, I’m going to start writing more poetry.