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Day: January 4, 2006

The millionaire next door (pretty much every door in Boston)

January 4, 2006 by philg

This Boston Globe article says that 1 in 20 Boston households have more than $1 million in assets (excluding their house or condo).  Big question:  How to convince these folks that they need helicopter ratings?

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Jack Handey’s latest New Yorker magazine piece

January 4, 2006 by philg

“You will never know what it’s like to work on a farm until your hands are raw, just so people can have fresh marijuana.” — http://www.newyorker.com/shouts/content/articles/060109sh_shouts

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