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NEW YORK (AFP) - Lehman Brothers declared itself bankrupt Monday and Wall Street rival Merrill Lynch had to be taken over in a new financial earthquake that sent global markets into a slump.

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By now I'm sure most of you have heard/read that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being bought out by the federal government. You might ask, 'What does that mean?' - fortunately, this article has summed it up quite nicely with its first line:

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EIther you're slingin' crack rock or you have a wicked jump shot.

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I thought most intelligent people knew that recycling is a net economic (and environmental) loss, but it turns out that otherwise smart people (typically liberals, who I suppose are of questionable intelligence if they support leftist economic ideals) actually believe that recycling paper, plastic, and other shit* is a good thing.

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I have entertained a few questions about gold as an investment, since I have posted tons of brags and graphs about how awesome I am at predicting the markets. In reality, I boast no such claim - gold as an investment is a relatively poor one, given the capital gains taxes and the storage costs of the actual metal if you own it, compared to an ETF like GLD. Held gold pays no interest or dividend, to boot.

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That was awesome. Fuck you, France.

Well, Nickel City was awesome - videogames that take nickels! - and now I'm back here in the hotel, unable to sleep, as usual. So, here's some pictures from the wedding, as taken by my brother Chris:

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The honeymoon is going very well. Lots of sleeping, relaxing by the pool, eating, and generally enjoying some time off. Astrid and I are getting changed and heading out to a «fancy» dinner at a steakhouse, and then we're going to make the trek up to the last remaining Nickel City Arcade, just north of San Diego. $2 to get in and then all the games take nickels! How can you go wrong?!

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So tonight my parents just flew into town, it's time for the rehearsal, the dinner, and all that other stuff between the final preparations for getting married. Over the weekend I had my bachelor party-related events, which spanned three days and involved a lot of baseball and drinking. What a great turnout for the public events, especially considering I have only lived in the city for 2.5 years!

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