Dear patient readers,
I have to drop out for a week. The book stuff is just too much. I have not even looked at Bloomberg today.
I have a hard deadline of next Tuesday (publisher is bizarrely rigid, you do not want the shaggy dog story, but trust me, I have tried every leverage point short of withdrawing the manuscript, they are shockingly non-negotiable), after that I cannot do much save checking the proofread draft unless something really radical happens (like Turbo Timmy steps down) and the publisher decides the book needs to be reopened. I am sufficiently stressed that I am getting short with people who are trying to help, really not good at all, so I need to pull back and focus on the essential, which for the next week is the book.
James Kwak very kindly is sending a care package, that was sporting of him.
I will give you Antidotes and I hope the various guest bloggers will pitch in and help with the slack.
If you have guest post material, consider sending it to Ed Harrison (through Sept. 30) since he has the keys to the kingdom too. He can be reached at edh@creditwritedowns.com (
Thanks for your patience.
Court restores safeguards for grizzly bears LA Times (hat tip reader DoctoRx)
Worm wiggles through weary WordPress The Register (hat tip reader John M)
Is it Models or the Economists? Statement by David Colander Institutional Risk Analyst
Democrats Target Bank Overdraft Charges Washington Post (hat tip DoctoRx)
CEO of International Swaps & Derivatives Association says trust us fancy logo catchy tagline. I have been meaning to write about this for days. Never underestimate the brazenness of ISDA.
Antidote du jour:
Swedish Lex 
John 
But What do I Know? 
Skippy 
YJC 
dearieme 
chad 
DownSouth 
emca 
ECONOMISTA NON GRATA 
Lim 
DH 
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