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February 11, 2016

The Beauty of Ugly Fruit (at least for staging)

That’s “Ugly Fruit,” not ugly fruit It’s turns out that “Ugly Fruit” is actually a proper name, not just descriptive. Discovery #2:  it’s perfectly suited to staging. I count four reasons for that: One. It’s pleasingly colorful (vs. glaringly so or too muted). Two. Ugly Fruit is big.  You only need a few to fill up...
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Gas Plunges to 22¢(!!) a Gallon in Twin Cities

OK, so I didn’t really pay 22¢ a gallon when I filled up at Costco in St. Louis Park last night. The official, nominal price was $1.359 a gallon. But, what economists call the real price, adjusted for inflation, was 22¢. That’s because $1 today, adjusted for inflation, is the same as 16¢ in 1970....
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