Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest.
I hardly ever watch my own work. I just end up picking myself apart! I can't even stand to hear myself on voicemail. the sound of my own voice is like nails on a chalkboard. The same goes for my records.
As a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust of it didn't move me.

