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Forbidden Party Conversations
Posted on 28/07/2009 by Peter La Fleur
We all know religion and politics are forbidden party topics. In the U.S., add social class to the list.
The party line when most Americans think about the issue is “We’re middle class folks.” Americans have been lowering the wages that define the middle class since the 1980’s and here’s some very [...]
Radio Shack Has Jumped The Shark
Posted on 28/07/2009 by Peter La Fleur
For those not following, Lance Armstrong has announced he’s leading a Radio Shack-sponsored team for 2010. He announced it in the middle of The Tour, which is well below the benchmark of how riders traditionally handle next-year contracts.
This is the pinnacle of irrelevance. An electronics store that doesn’t sell much electronics [...]