Category Archives: Musings

That Curious Metaphor, “Identity Theft”

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Isn’t the apparently rising criminal phenomenon that credit card companies and others term “identity theft,” an odd one, if you think about?  Not the actual crime— I mean—whose motives are obvious, but the phrase, itself, and its metaphoric import? If … Continue reading →

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The Older I Get…

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

THE OLDER I GET… The older I get, the more I appreciate the ability to be happy—which is a habit of mind as much it is good fortune or a momentary, pleasant mood.  So, say, when I was a teenager, … Continue reading →

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If You Must Write Your Autobiography

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

If You Must Write Your Autobiography If you must write your autobiography, let it be discovered by “accident” after you die and let it be published only reluctantly, semi-scandalously, with much hemming and hawing. Let it be as if you … Continue reading →

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When In Rome…

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

“In Italy, rules are just suggestions,” Valerio, our Vatican guide, said. When in Rome, do as the Romans.

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Rome Then (Financial/Etymological)

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Malcolm Farley

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