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A power line blew in downtown SF today. The Chronicle got reactions from the worst affected:

Naturally, when you hear an explosion, you think the worst,” Von Jones said. Nevertheless, he hurried back to work. “We’re Fruit of the Loom — we’ve got to make this commercial.

Further evidence without the irony:
Having an orientation toward the future is also strongly correlated with both happiness and confidence.

James Fallows comments on the matter of medium and writing:
As is obvious to everyone now, but as was not obvious to most people then, the “sound” of peoples writing is overwhelmingly their own sound, not that of the ThinkPad or the quill pen or the Number 2 pencil or even, gasp, the Macintosh.

Roger Ehrenberg seems like a smart guy, but his comment on the Bear Stearns imbroglio demonstrates the disconnect between Wall St. and retail investors:
That liquidity, together with security selection, are the two most important variables impacting investment returns.
Translation: Asset Allocation? Never heard of it. Sign here.