#modestproposal

[christianornot]

A Modest Course Correction

We all know that person—the one who never misses an opportunity to complain about how the ship is sailing straight toward an iceberg. “We’re headed for disaster!” they’ll shout, as if it’s news to anyone. They’ll complain about the captain’s decisions, the course, the speed of the ship, and sometimes, they’ll even suggest ways to improve things. “If I were in charge, the ship would be sailing…

[eric-sadahire]

End gun violence now... Bring back jousting

[andrew-nash]

#modestproposal #borderwall https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZaJ2Ilzpr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sx3957w9xv7q

[ed-rex]

Cancel Seuss’ Turtle! In which Papa Zesser consider’s his daughter’s reaction to Dr. Suess’s supposed classic, Yertle the Turtle, that book’s relationship to the Passion of the Christ, and wonders how he could have gone so wrong. Cancel Dr. Seuss? Hell yes! https://www.papazesser.ca/cancel-seuss/ #cancelculture #drseuss #yertletheturtle #modestproposal https://www.instagram.com/p/CNs2xk5pMA7/?igshid=11l2nf40m850b

[kislak-center]

*A Raging Wit: The Life and Legacy of Jonathan Swift* is our new exhibition! In honor of the 350th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's birth, this show, based on the collections of the Penn Libraries, explores the many facets of Swift's life and legacy through an examination of his many voices; his complicated relationships with both men and women; his ever-evolving politics; his many travels, whether by foot, horse, or ship, or in solely his imagination; and his views on the role of religion in society. It will examine how these influences manifested themselves in his writings and in the world's reaction to his words. This fabulous exhibition is on display in the Goldstein Family Gallery, on the sixth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich library. For more information, visit: http://ow.ly/39J830ianZ6 Call number: DA30 .C88 1847 http://ow.ly/3nhl30iao0F * * * #kislakcenter #swift #swift350 #jonathanswift #ragingwit #gulliverstravels #libraryexhibit #exhibit #rarebooks #taleofatub #specialcollections #pennlibraries #modestproposal #battleofthebooks #librariesofinstagram #exhibit

[mcgillustrator]

#inktober day 1: #swift Hey, I made it on time this year! 😂 My ode to the Master of Sarcasm himself, #jonathanswift and his not-at-all controversial #modestproposal #mcgillustrator #penandink #babybackribs #yahoo #gulliverstravels

[reallibertymedia]

A Ponder Gander w Vincent Easley II – 2019-12-20 – Bundy Case Going Back To Court

[vjtjone]

A brief discussion of satire begins this resource. An adaptation of the essay facilitates learning for all readers. It includes research activities, study questions, historical analysis, and a quiz. #jonathanswift #modestproposal #satire # critical thinking #historicalperspective

[gmafbcm]

Merry New Year!

I listen to a fucking ton of podcasts. Here are a few I don’t miss. Grouped but not ranked. Tried to include a favorite or representative episode for each. I don’t know what platform you listen to things on so I went with firm specific or top google results for each.

Finance: the bulk of my listening goes to my favorite topic

RopesTalk: Ropes and Gray does a great job of providing concise insight on legal issues primarily in finance and IP.  Quick hit on CDS

Conversations with Tyler: I didn’t know where to put this one but Tyler Cowen is a great economist and has surprisingly good questions no matter the topic. Matt Levine is good one to start with 

HBR Idea Cast: Long running pod from the Harvard Business Review. Here is this year’s econ Nobel winner Esther Duflo

Invest Like the Best: Patrick O'Shaughnessy of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management talks to investors of all stripes. Here is a great ep with @modestproposal

Macro Musings: David Beckworth of Mercatus Center at George Mason University talks econ and markets in depth. A good one with Chris Crowe from Capula

Macro Voices: the host Erik Townsend is not particularly impressive but he gets some fine guests. Chris Cole the CIO of Artemis has done two strong episodes both linked within

Exchanges at Goldman Sachs: amazing guest and interviewers across the board. Can’t go wrong with this one.  The parting spot from Gary Cohn is very good

Morgan Stanley Ideas: discussions from the research team at MS. My favorite is when they examine “cypto currencies” through the lens of other pretend money like western Massachusetts’s BerkShares

Quantcast: from Risk.net if you really want to get into the weeds there are few better. Mats Kjaer, one of the most talented risk quants out there, formerly of Barclays now at Bloomberg shares his latest on capital valuation adjustment   

Reorg: a go to for distressed, BK, liquidations, and debt litigation. A good example of what to expect is their latest on new issuance covenant trends

Top Traders Unplugged: a back and forth with more quant focused, CTA, and trend following traders. Not sure how they swung this one but they bagged the founders of a visionary shop AHL. Michael Adam, David Harding, founder and CEO of Winton Group, and Martin Lueck, co-founder and president of Aspect Capital

Debtwire: broad based coverage on levered finance throughout that side of the capital stack. Proskauer Rose’s private credit restructuring group is a good one

Blackstone: crab claws, you know the drill. Former partner and GSO founder Dwight Scott is a standout 

Activist Insight: a look at all that happens in the primarily domestic side of activist investing. One to get you caught up is The top 10 wildest campaigns of 2019  

Alpha Exchange: New but shows promise. The first episode hooked me Louis-Vincent Gave, CEO and Founding Partner, Gavekal  

JP Morgan Eye on the Market: Michael Cemblast is razor sharp. It is rather topical and quick, just subscribe.

Capital Allocators: Ted Seides formerly one of the more influential names in early stage fund of funds talks with some of the biggest names in alternatives and more. Whitebox Advisors’s Andy Redleaf is amazing

Inside the Ice House: from ICE / NYSE very broad but worth a listen. John Arnold is the best one I have heard 

Odd Lots: as often as I question some choices of guests Tracy Alloway is fantastic. Bill Janeway on the unicorn bubble 

CFTC Talks: a bit dry but they bring in some hitters and do not mind deep diving at all. A good idea of what to expect is George Saravelos Deutsche Bank, Global Co-head FX Research 

Barstool: not for everyone but I am a Stoolie since year one, a bunch of my friends work there, and they put out some of the funniest stuff on the internet.  I had brutal year and couldn’t have handled it without their levity.

Pardon My Take: Number one podcast for a reason.  Football guys guys. Produced by Scituate’s finest Handsome Hank. If you are one of the few not listening the best of 2019 is a fine dropping off point

Spittin Chiclets: hockey from the standpoint of both fans and former pros. Hosted by my summer neighbor and the originator of gassin’ beers and chuckin’ knucks Ryan Whitney.  Doing another best of cop out

Fore Play: I don’t even play golf (rage and lack of patience) but this pod is so funny and they treat the game with an irreverence that is exactly what it needs. Jake Owens’s story about Phil Mickelson is perfection

Micks Tape: basketball focused but plenty of discussion of sports at large, stand-up comedy, and the only place I find out about new rap.  It is a weird episode but I fell off a treadmill laughing to ‘All Star Draft and Wild Hypotheticals With YP’

Light Camera: where I go for movie reviews and some of the goofiest skits I have ever heard.  I found their second interview with Jesse Eisenberg fascinating

The Corp: a look at entrepreneurs from Alex Rodriguez and Big Cat. Pulls some of the biggest names out there.  Martha Stewart is a personal favorite 

Gambling: it is derivative market making but for sports 

Bet the Process: Rufus Peabody is one of the best football and golf handicappers on the planet. Jeff Ma former captain of the MIT blackjack team is as good at cross discipline analytics as it gets.  Former head of market making at Pinnacle Ted Knutson bridges the finance / gambling bridge well

Pinnacle: gambling through the lens of the most quantitatively advanced sports book out there. In this ep Joe Peta discusses his overlapping careers in hedge funds and gambling

Gamble On: this pod from US Bets focuses on offshore and online gaming. Not a ton of shelf life on these so the latest on Draft Kings going public is worth a listen 

Gaming Today: more of an old school discussion from the standpoint of Vegas bookmakers.  They remind me of floor traders. Listen to the latest and try to find some edge 

Misc.

Daves of Thunder: Feeney and Shek are two tremendously talented comedy writers and they make me laugh ever episode.  I would start pre-hiatus from the top because the jokes get very inside baseball 

Hodinkee: if you have any interest in vintage watches this is really the only place to go.  Ben Clymer’s backstory is what watch collecting is all about

David Chang: insights on the food industry and running a business from a real pro in both regards. Joe Beef is one of my favorite places on earth so that is a good one to check 

Brattlecast: books old and or rare. Ken Gloss owns my favorite shop in Boston and has decades of stories about it.  Finds of a Lifetime is the goal 

Bon Appétit: recipes and trends from the food world in a relaxed and approachable format. Just a delight. They made a perfect Thanksgiving, I stole two recipes and I barely cook

Beyond Yacht Rock: I have learned more about music from this show than in my years of formal training and symphony involvement.  I would take it from the top  but if you need a good cry, JD’s songs from his late wife is a touching tribute

Comedy Bang Bang: if you are in need of a good laugh instead this inside look at comedy is second to none.  I relisten to Paul F. Tompkins as Werner Herzog and every time it kills me

All the Smoke: the newest addition gives a player perspective on the NBA from Stephen Jackson and Matty Barnes.  It made me like Dwayne Wade which as a Celtics fan is tough

If there is anything you think I might enjoy based on these I would be pleased as punch to hear from you.

[golden-things]

Tweeted

RT @isaiah: @zacbir #hashtag #modestproposal

— john tipper (@Time57Tipper) September 28, 2017

[quincy-s-best-blog]

Marriage license for the birth certificate #ModestProposal Love&Order #lovenorder

[eric-sadahire]

Proposal: You can only purchase a gun one time every two years. It can only be a Tuesday in November. You must go and wait in line. There is only one place in your county. You must have multiple forms of ID. No one can give you water while you wait.

[dontbeatrashperson-blog]

A modest proposal

Any Canadian who sticks a confederate flag on their car, belt, or wherever their thimble-sized brain decides is a wonderful place for the confederate flag to belong (Exception: the trash, in a fire pit) — and then try to justify doing so with the argument of tradition/state rights/and so on AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT THEIR CITIZENSHIP AND GET SHIPPED OFF TO MARS.

Okay, maybe not Mars. The only people who should be going to Mars right now are scientists and other well-trained and prepared folk so that the money we spend on the expeditions aren’t wasted.

Change of plans: They can go sit on the pile of trash floating in the ocean. Claim it as their own trash island of trash and put their trash flag there.

[dwarfythoughts]

Make a back entrance...

…with two retractable bridges leading to it. Would-be invaders cross one, step on a set of pressure plates in the middle. Both retract and leave them stranded in the middle. Pressurized water from the side to brush them into one of the following: 
 1. A pit 
2. A shaft to a cavern layer.
 3. A shaft to the magma sea.
 4. A set of cage traps (for later entertainment or training)
 5. A shaft whose base is lined with upright spears, or, for bonus dwarfiness:
 5a. The bottom of the speared shaft is your dining hall. Waterfall optional.