We refuse his offer of the Crown jewels. However, all of our stocks hit new highs. Market capitalization of Athens New Media now equals that of Microsoft. We just decided that, more often than not, Americans are better off deciding how to spend their own money. Benevolent coercion and social engineering are just bad ideas.
Medics keep busy attending to fainting spells in crowd.
While evaluating cheerleader plea we receive phone call from Pulitzer Prize Committee, asking if we would accept. Only on the condition that we don't have to attend the ceremony, and that the prize money is paid in gold, we explain. Barbara Striesand makes an impromptu appearance to provide background music. My dining companion is a 21 year-old Brazilian model, currently finishing her Ph. D in philosophy at Oxford.