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Daily Archive for January 23rd, 2011

The Dictators of Beijing Thank You

Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jan 23rd, 2011

That was author Ian Fletcher to me when pressed about why the economics of trade is wrong as he says. Granted, he is talking about trade between countries (they don’t trade, but let him have this lingo if he wants it). See more about his book here. I wonder what advice he was giving to […]

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At a Deli in Rochester, Interwar Period

Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jan 23rd, 2011

My wife noticed this picture on the wall of one of our favorite sub shops. It is an image of their first location (started in 1918). Check out the meat scale on the left, and the message on it (click it for full-size): The scale reads, “No Springs – Honest Weight.” Notice, too, that the […]

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