I met my husband in the early 1980s while we were in college. He was a DJ at the campus radio station and sometimes I would visit him during his shows. I can remember just how he looked sitting at the microphone flanked by two turntables and surrounded by four walls of albums.
The boys that have lovingly crafted mix CDs for me over the years continue to hold a special place in my heart. They introduced me to bands that I may never have discovered otherwise while also making me feel warm and fuzzy.
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OK, you just bought a jar of kosher pickles and you're dying to put one on the burger you just barbecued. You should be able to just unscrew the lid easily, remove the juicy pickle from its briny bathwater and slap it on the meat. This used to be easy. Not anymore.
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I want magazines, glorious shiny magazines, and newspapers, expensive, dying newspapers, and I will have them.
I approach cashiers the way one might deal with a lunging vampire: with crossed forefingers and a clove of garlic. I know by the glint in their eye they are preparing to offer me another rewards card.
The loss of this visible manifestation of who we are may be of little consequence to most people, but it's a loss worth noting.
There's clearly a shift in the way people are buying music now and I can't help but think about how that affects me as an artist.
Regional and community banks are often recommended as a solution to the low interest rates offered by large banks -- and for good reason. Unfortunately, the viability of this solution may depend on where you live.
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There are many useful rules in personal finance that can help you successfully manage your money. But it's also useful to know when those rules can be broken.
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We are in the middle of another battle between brick and mortar and e-commerce. Best Buy is dying. But it is not alone. Welcome to the new world of retailing, the death of retail 2.0. So who will pick up the pieces?
If this new spirit of competitiveness among banks leads them to expand the loan market, it could stimulate the economy and eventually lead to higher interest rates on savings accounts, CDs, and money market accounts.
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