The City of Falling Angels on the phenomenon of theatre...

'but as everybody knows, going to the opera has always been a social thing. You can even see it in the architecture. Only a third of the seats are positioned so they have a good view of the stage.'

John Berendt quoting Count Girolamo Marcello quoting whoever said "they come to see, they come that they themselves may be seen." I can't remember who said that and neither can the internet. Stupid internet.

archives lost

An e-mail from a blogger.com techie revealed that the book.tc archives for the past year are officially lost.

Buffettology: quotes of interest...

So in a world with 5% inflation and 31% income tax, we need an annual return of at least 7.2% just to stay even in the game and not have the purchasing power of our wealth diminish...