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Such is the danger of the analogy-packed way we choose to discuss the economy. We talk of the housing "bubble," of stocks "skyrocketing" and "cratering," of the credit "crunch," of the possibility of "zombie" banks. These are not rigorous terms. And yet through them we view the world - often in imprecise, flawed ways that don't even necessarily carry the same imprecise, flawed meanings from person to person. From there we make some pretty hard-core decisions. If we hadn't so consistently been talking about the potential for financial "collapse" or economic "free fall" late last year, maybe...
...Ochoa, as an example of the LPGA's ineptitude. "With every one of our players, everyone asks, What kind of bag is that? What kind of shirt is that?" says Sadekar. "When you look at Lorena Ochoa, you already know the answers. People take notice of our women. People talk. Who wants to talk about Lorena Ochoa? Who cares...
Well, that day that you started in Anacostia and then ended up with all these amazing women and girls, can you talk a little bit about that day and what it meant to you and what you think it meant to them? Yes, I think it's a part of this theme. You know, I had this vision when as we were going through the campaign and you started thinking about, O.K., what if my husband wins and I'm the First Lady? What are the kind of things that I'd like to do? And you always get that...
That really comes through when you talk about work-life balance, that you know whereof you speak on that. But what I wondered, as I listened to you the other day talking about we need to discuss what happens when a child is sick and you don't have paid sick leave or need to discuss on-site child care and things, it seems like we have been discussing those. The point is now, how do you take shining the light you're shining on an issue like that? What then happens? Because that's sort of about...
...just a very intelligent man to talk to. He was very literate, he had a good vocabulary and you could talk to him and he understood what you were talking about." -Mike Ansell, a neighbor (CNN.com...