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PassingFair

(22,434 posts)
66. ....hostages to fortune...
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:48 AM
Apr 2012

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works and of greatest merit for the public have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men, which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public.
-Francis Bacon



I still feel a squeeze in my chest every time they get in a car...

bahrbearian Apr 2012 #1
Giant Banks Now 30% Bigger than When Dodd-Frank Financial “Reform” Law Was Passed Demeter Apr 2012 #2
The Founding Fathers Knew that Debt-Financed Wars Ruin the Country Demeter Apr 2012 #3
Every student of history knows that Warpy Apr 2012 #7
That's what I love about you Warpy Demeter Apr 2012 #16
You're not getting the hopefulness here Warpy Apr 2012 #51
IMF: Global economic recovery fragile and risk of relapse high Demeter Apr 2012 #4
Crisis to Suicide: How Many Have to Die Before We Kill the False Religion of Austerity? Demeter Apr 2012 #5
The Curious Case Of Liquidity Traps And Missing Collateral – Part 1 Demeter Apr 2012 #6
2 nights i've been without sleep xchrom Apr 2012 #8
You must be so tired DemReadingDU Apr 2012 #9
i'm gonna try. thanks. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #11
Is it mental or physical pain keeping you up? Demeter Apr 2012 #17
it's not physical -- i don't hurt. xchrom Apr 2012 #24
Maybe you need to stay up all night Demeter Apr 2012 #34
oh that might be a good idea. xchrom Apr 2012 #39
I have a sleep "disorder". And while I've cut the going to sleep time down from 1.5 hours to average TalkingDog Apr 2012 #59
Velociraptors, bears & cougars - oh my! xchrom Apr 2012 #60
Well, if you are desperate, homeopathy works for some people (yes, I know it's just a placebo) TalkingDog Apr 2012 #61
I've not been diagnosed w/ ADD - but chronic depression. xchrom Apr 2012 #62
My daughter suffers from depression since a teenager DemReadingDU Apr 2012 #64
Yeah - my thing has always been mess work for a while xchrom Apr 2012 #65
Obama Announces Empty Crackdown on Oil Speculation xchrom Apr 2012 #10
Mexed missages on the futures today Roland99 Apr 2012 #12
Futures moving up now after US unemployment numbers on the rise Roland99 Apr 2012 #15
Maybe, but Market's going down at open Demeter Apr 2012 #33
Spain’s contagious collapse xchrom Apr 2012 #13
Today's Employment Reports (unemployment claims on the rise) >>>> Roland99 Apr 2012 #14
Wall St weighs up potential downgrades Demeter Apr 2012 #18
News Corp foreign investors lose votes Demeter Apr 2012 #19
BP agrees to $7.8bn Gulf spill payments Demeter Apr 2012 #20
FSA head targets ‘shadow banking’ Demeter Apr 2012 #21
Ebay aims for lead in mobile payments race Demeter Apr 2012 #22
Spain eyes retaliation for YPF seizure Demeter Apr 2012 #23
10 Things Republicans Don't Want You to Know About Taxes by Avenging Angel Demeter Apr 2012 #25
The Landscape of May Day in New York Demeter Apr 2012 #26
HS Students in NYC Call for a May 1st Walkout Demeter Apr 2012 #35
In New York, Parents Just Say No to School Testing Demeter Apr 2012 #36
What’s At Stake With High-Stakes Testing Demeter Apr 2012 #37
Secret Donor Gave Anti-Obama Group $10 Million, Watchdogs Demand IRS Crackdown Demeter Apr 2012 #27
ALEC Disbands Most Insidious Task Force After Public Pressure and Loss of Sponsors Demeter Apr 2012 #28
ALEC Wants You To Pay 750 Percent More For High-Speed Internet Demeter Apr 2012 #38
How the Goldman Vampire Squid Just Captured Europe By Ellen Brown Demeter Apr 2012 #29
Alleged $30M Theft By Comptroller Stuns Ill. City Demeter Apr 2012 #30
Workers' Pay Divide Persists Demeter Apr 2012 #31
Reality calls Demeter Apr 2012 #32
Philly Fed Reports >>>> Roland99 Apr 2012 #40
Leading Economic Indicators >>>> Roland99 Apr 2012 #41
Housing Economic Reports >>>> Roland99 Apr 2012 #42
More Americans Than Forecast Filed Weekly Jobless Claims xchrom Apr 2012 #43
U.S. Previously Owned Home Sales Unexpectedly Fell in March xchrom Apr 2012 #44
It is hard to believe.... AnneD Apr 2012 #45
please tell her happy birthday from all your friends here... xchrom Apr 2012 #47
I will.... AnneD Apr 2012 #52
One mother to another, tears of joy, chills of fear Demeter Apr 2012 #49
The one thing they never tell you.... AnneD Apr 2012 #54
So true DemReadingDU Apr 2012 #63
....hostages to fortune... PassingFair Apr 2012 #66
Spain, France Bonds Fall Amid Renewed Debt Crisis Concern xchrom Apr 2012 #46
Spain Is Doomed: Why Austerity Is Destroying Europe xchrom Apr 2012 #48
I think we need to start a pool Tansy_Gold Apr 2012 #50
Sounds good to me... AnneD Apr 2012 #55
U.S. Markets at lows of the day. Down about 1% Roland99 Apr 2012 #53
Faeries are trying...50pt bounce since 2:45ish Roland99 Apr 2012 #58
You're paying closer attention than I, so let me ask you this; Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #56
Good "head" on your "shoulders" Roland99 Apr 2012 #57
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