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A Winter’s Walk

Posted on May 14, 2019 by admin

It was just the two of them, trudging along for what felt like an eternity. They walked that first night and hid the next day. At some point they’d given up on trying to hide; there was no one to … Continue reading →

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Another Fish Story

Posted on April 21, 2019 by admin

The Trout Went One Way The trout went one way. Foster went another. He leapt out of the water, arching over its surface, and then diving into the depths of the cold pool. For a trout, such a move is … Continue reading →

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Err, It’s Been A While.

Posted on April 15, 2019 by admin

Posted on April 15, 2019 by admin In this new phase of my life I’ve returned to take up something that has long — and I do mean long — interested me.  That is, archaeology, specifically that of New England Indians.  It’s hard … Continue reading →

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Man’s Best Friend

Posted on March 22, 2019 by admin

Willis stumbled again. He hadn’t seen the slick root of the spruce. Anyway, he had given up trying to avoid them. He grabbed at a wet pine branch, scraping his already raw hand and getting sap on it but managed … Continue reading →

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All Those Jews!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by admin

I came across an article about how many Jews there are in the world today. Take a guess. It’s about 14.7 million, according to Haaretz. You can expand that to as much as many as 17 million if you include … Continue reading →

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Encounter in a Park

Posted on March 9, 2019 by admin

  I. The senior partner raised his glass for one final toast to the departing 3L, a third-year law student who’d come in for the Christmas Party. He’d just been offered a position to start at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Savings at the Pump? Yesteryear’s News

Posted on February 6, 2019 by admin

(This appeared on WealthManagement.com, a division of my old firm Informa.) Savings at the Pump? Yesteryear’s News There was a time when lower energy prices were considered a boon to the economy. Not anymore. David Ader | Feb 04, 2019 There was … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Shouldn’t Get Too Creative With Debt Sales

Posted on February 5, 2019 by admin

Once again the kind editors at Bloomberg reached out asking my thoughts on Treasury thinking-out-of-the-box when it comes to new sorts of issues to deal with the deficit. Below is what I wrote and they published. Note the conclusion; in … Continue reading →

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Active Funds Are Winning (in Bonds, That Is)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by admin

This was a pleasant surprise this morning; to see myself nicely quoted in the WSJ on a theme that’s been dear to my heart.  Here’s the link; https://goo.gl/LYmJ9Q Active Funds Are Winning (in Bonds, That Is) Active managers have more … Continue reading →

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The Last Cast

Posted on February 1, 2019 by admin

When Charlie Calisher was shoved into early retirement he made a promise to himself; he’d fish until he got bored. Boredom was not the goal. Boredom was a worry, an admonishment, a sentence that he was beside the point.  He’d … Continue reading →

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