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Dusky / Karen / Karina

joined on 03/11/05
last updated 09/28/08
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The near, dear, far, or distant

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Beloved of mine

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all people are foreigners in most places

there's beauty everywhere
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We walk through ourselves...

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Watch your assumptions (but first identify them); look for patterns (but don't trust what you see); and just keep dancing (but know when to leave).


The big ideas that move me have to do with economic freedom, the philosophy of liberty, (re-)constructing political and economic regimes, and the cultural and regulatory foundations for property rights, free markets, and personal liberty. I'm fascinated by the influence of technology on how societies and economies evolve and grow -- and just as often, the ways in which human troubles never really change over the centuries.

The little ideas that move me include reading atlases for fun, running in high heels, making utterly ridiculous salads, and turning flying clay targets into powder.



Within the next eighty years I plan to construct a paradise of experimental government on an abandoned oil platform, built on data protection, tax havens, legalized drugs, and creative license. (Enormous barges, remote islands, and hidden valleys are also up for evaluation.)

It'll be pure beauty.

You're invited.
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...old men, young men, wives, widows...

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
(Philo of Alexandria)

"She's hard on a cocktail dress."
(MST3k, "This Island Earth")

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...but always meeting ourselves.

That is all.
Wed, October 1, 2008 - 12:17 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
The general rush to associate themselves with Kissinger's good word during the debate brought the Monty Python song to mind.

www.youtube.com/watch

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
You're the Doctor of my dreams
With your crinkly hair and your glassy stare
And your Machiavellian schemes
I know they say that you are very vain
And short and fat and pushy -- but at least you're not insane

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
And wishing you were here

Hen... read more
Tue, September 30, 2008 - 9:43 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
Interesting run-down of the 10 Worst Ideas (according to Foreign Policy Magazine) of Obama and McCain.

McCain's 10 Worst Ideas:
www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php
Yeah, a few stinkers. I disagree with this one on offshore drilling and nuclear power. Nope, neither of them are the solution, but they're both better for the planet than what Obama wants...

Obama's 10 Worst Ideas:
www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php
...ethanol? ... read more
Tue, September 30, 2008 - 9:36 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
good: spinning fire in erin's backyard. (whee! thank you guys!)

bad: having to drive another four hours today to get back to new haven.

ugly: corp finance work. I can do it, but damn, no passion whatsoever. I blame my lecturer, because corporate finance can be a really cool topic (and because it's easier to blamestorm).

good: wildfire this coming weekend!
Sun, September 28, 2008 - 9:08 AM permalink - 3 comments
 
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