Monthly Archives: December 2008

Eartha Kitt, a Seductive Legend of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81

Posted on December 26, 2008 by refugee

(NOTE: I loved Eartha Kitt and remember seeing her at the old Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel. I couldn’t have been much more than 21, perhaps even 18, but I remember saving perhaps $100 for a couple of tickets … Continue reading →

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Harold Pinter, Nobel-Winning Playwright, Is Dead at 78

Posted on December 25, 2008 by refugee

(From The New York Times) Harold Pinter, the British playwright whose gifts for finding the ominous in the everyday and the noise within silence made him the most influential and imitated dramatist of his generation, died on Wednesday. He was … Continue reading →

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Old Eyes

Posted on December 23, 2008 by refugee

I get a number of newsletters, mostly political, general and economic news, and have found that many have remarkably small type, as to the sites, though admittedly some of the websites have an icon upon which one can click to … Continue reading →

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I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore: Part II

Posted on December 21, 2008 by refugee

“….so they can focus on their jobs…” Apparently not. If they’d been focusing on their jobs they wouldn’t be in this mess. AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs   Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their … Continue reading →

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I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore: Part 1

Posted on December 21, 2008 by refugee

Howard Beale (Network) clearly had the right idea. I especially like the line “time-savers for executives for whom time is money…” I don’t think these guys have a clue as to how to handle any amount of money, save perhaps … Continue reading →

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