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September 14, 2008
For Every Season, Turn, Turn, Turn
So, there we were, leisurely perusing the Sunday NYT when a name in the wedding announcement section caught my eye.
Serena Torrey, Theodore Roosevelt V
Having seen it before I, major dad confirmed that it was, indeed, that Roosevelt. I thought "Cool!" and continued reading. Being me, the first thing I noticed was:
The bridegroom, also 32, is a vice president for high-yield bond sales at Lehman Brothers in Manhattan.
Thinking "Jeez, I'd get that honeymoon over as fast as I could, and maybe not spend so much on drinks and pupus", I read on. Considering what's front page news on Drudge this very instant:
Wall Street Prepares for Potential Lehman Bankruptcy
...as well as EVERY other news site...
"Wall Street on alert: Lehman endgame"*"In Frantic Day, Wall Street Banks Teeter"*"Lehman looks headed toward bankruptcy"
...the staid paragraph ending the wedding announcement tickled a delicious sense of irony:
...He is the son of Constance Rogers Roosevelt and Mr. Roosevelt IV of Brooklyn....His father is a managing director and investment banker at Lehman Brothers in Manhattan; he is also the chairman of the firm’s council on climate change.
To paraphrase Johnny Cash,
"I hear the change a comin'"
...and it's REAL.
"And a time to every purpose under Heaven."
Really weird how that works.
Posted by tree hugging sister at September 14, 2008 08:41 PM
Comments
Oh, man, that is strange. Like that "6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon", only on the Planet Bizarro.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at September 15, 2008 01:34 AM
I can think of a couple guys who aren't getting their heads carved into mountains...
Posted by: nightfly at September 15, 2008 09:59 AM