this is an adventure

“Proponents of traditional sexual morality can take some comfort in the fact that, a few cynics and radical secularists aside, there is widespread agreement about the moral wrong of sexual infidelity in marriage.” Christopher Tollefsen has some interesting insights into the modern ramifications for cheating on one’s spouse.

Even as “economists see signs the economy is slowly improving,” a wave of bankruptcies are expected from “firms walloped by the recession and credit crisis,” and it’s massive: “too many firms are loaded up with too much debt to survive the next year without defaulting on their debt obligations and filing for bankruptcy protection.”

“What was particularly disturbing about these auctions was the poor demand from overseas investors, notably central banks, whose appetite for Treasuries will be crucial if the US is to successfully raise the sums it needs this year.” Buyers’ tendencies point “to US interest rates rising more than is desirable in the current climate.”

We all knew about Manny, but somehow, Ortiz’s combination of media savvy and giant charm had allowed his rather eye-raising stat-jumps to attract real attention. Put us with White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen: “This is ridiculous. This is embarrassing. This is a joke. Whoever is there is there, get them out and that’s it.”