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I've taken a longer break than I should have from this. I've been working out, 3-4 times a week. Starting to feel some results. Had a nice Kentucky Derby party this weekend as well, complete with mojitos. I don't particularly care for mint juleps, though I am game to try them again. I'll probably take a early afternoon sometime and head down to the Round Robin Bar at the Willard Hotel, the place where Henry Clay introduced the mint julep to Washington, DC.

Anyway, I'll be putting up something tonight about liquidity traps, deflation, and Paul Krugman. If you want to get the jump on your reading, check out his article about Japanese deflation and liquidity traps here.

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