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The Financial Archduke Ferdinand

Rich Galen

Monday, October 13, 2007



  • "� Subscription Drive ...": In case you missed it on the main page, here's the link to be able to renew your MULLINGS subscription.

    If you want to skip the pitch, you can click here and go right to the credit card page.

  • "� I'll Wait ...": Les Mis�rables the musical. Music by Claude-Michel Sch�nberg, French lyrics by Alain Boublil. English rework by Herbert Kretzmer.

    Based on the book by Victor Hugo.







    Here is a drawing of "Cosette" by Emile Bayard, from the original edition of Les Mis�rables (1862) which may look familiar.



    Let me tell you a secret. Occassionally I will listen to Mandy Patinkin's version of "Bring Him Home" when I need a good cry. If you need a good cry, I highly recommend it.

    But, don't listen to it on an airplane or you are likely to generate a visit by the co-pilot to ask why you are sobbing uncontrollably.

  • "�Archduke Ferdinand ...": Here's a link to a World War I site which briefly describes the assassination of the Archduke which directly led to the beginnings of what was then called "The Great War".

    Frankly, now that I see this photo, he looks like he might have needed shooting.

  • "� CIA World Factbook ...": Here's the CIA's link to Iceland.

  • "� Wall Street Journal ...": Here's the WSJ's cautionary tale about how a small country tried to play with the financial big boys and lost.


    Mullfoto of the Day


    Texas State Capitol building, Friday Morning. It was such a pretty shot that I stood in the middle of Congress Avenue to get it.


    Catchy Caption of the Day

    Actual Caption:

    Environmental activist and producer Irmelin DiCaprio speaks at 'Every Woman For Obama' Voter Registration Rally at UCLA in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.

    Um, honey? We have to talk.

    (AP Photo/Lisa Rose)

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