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and very cool response from Kate

Interesting NYT article

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In this telling, the economic struggles of male workers are both a cause and an effect of the breakdown of traditional households. Men who are less successful are less attractive as partners, so some women are choosing to raise children by themselves, in turn often producing sons who are less successful and attractive as partners.

“A vicious cycle may ensue,” wrote Professor Autor and his co-author, Melanie Wasserman, a graduate student, “with the poor economic prospects of less educated males creating differentially large disadvantages for their sons, thus potentially reinforcing the development of the gender gap in the next generation.”

And the weekend is coming to an end once more. We got a good deal done: rented a zip car, Nicole went to NJ, we went to Upper West Side Fairway - in lots of traffic and a bit of snow.

I just went thru and posted a few pictures of this year's company holiday party, with plenty of appearances from Nicole and myself.

Lots of people in NYC this weekend to celebrate St Patrick. Unfortunately for them it's been raining/snowing all day