Pete’s blog

As I reached for happiness
I touched only pain
As I dream of greater things
I experience only rejection
I cry in sadness
I cry in joy
I cry in frustration
I cry in compassion
I laugh at my tears
I laugh at my stupidity
I laugh in happiness
I laugh in understanding
I mourn the deceased
I celebrate new life
As I despair for lost opportunities
I hope for […]

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They say knowledge is power
But why does knowing make you feel so powerless?
To know pain, to know distress
But not having the power to ease the anguish.
To understand the problem
But not the explanation.
To know the answer
That cannot be taught.
They say that time heals all wounds,
But waiting makes mine deeper.
I know the pain and distress, I know […]

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An excellent article from The New York Times on the sub-prime crisis looking at the ratings agencies’ role.
Magazine Preview: Triple-A Failure

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Abstract
Africa is the poorest and most indebted continent in the world. Many explanations and solutions have been given for this persistent poverty, but one factor that has received very little attention is the nature and structure of Africa’s debt. The majority of Africa’s debt is in foreign currency and is not tradeable, and […]

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I am fire.
I yearn to grow, to burn.
Fire grows, fire burns.
Unrestrained it consumes, unrestrained it can destroy.
Controlled it warms, controlled it can create.
I only wish to provide warmth, not to burn.
I only wish to create, not to destroy.
Where is my blacksmith who will fuel my passion and use me to create?
Where is my lover who […]

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