How 'bout them Boys!

McCarthy called an excessively conservative game, daring the Cowboys to beat us with their surfeit of talent (not a good idea). Instead of being aggressive, our coach seemed determined not to traumatize our new QB, which is weird considering how he threw caution to the wind last year when he had to use Aaron as an emergency sub.

The Boys got three nice bounces (luck of the draw), but were almost mistake free. We were roughly the same, but there you run into the talent and poise disparity. I was disappointed McCarthy didn't play it more aggressively, but hard to argue with the guy's overall record, so I try not to carp too much.

Great night to watch a game though.

Got back today and did a last collection of inserts regarding the current financial crisis on Wall Street. Doesn't really change my arguments or logic, but you have to acknowledge the events if your production sked can accommodate, so I do.

You never know how much things will die down or become OBE by the time the book comes out, so you have to be careful in such responses. As Mark says, this is not a book merely "of the moment," even as it describes a strategy that begins with this moment, so you contextualize without over-hyping.

But clearly a System Perturbation triggering new rules. Then again, that happens every 7-10 years on Wall Street like clockwork. Just the nature of that beast.

Most interesting to me: globalization is itself a giant credit default swapping mechanism, so naturally that mechanism spread like wild fire. Don't expect the tool to go away, even as the rules are dramatically tightened.

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[Ted O'Connor]

The only money I ever lost was my own. Next time around I want to get one of those jobs where you lose other people's money. Lot's of it. And... I want to be paid handsomely to do it.