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madokie

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Wed Jun 6, 2012, 07:59 AM Jun 2012

Babies! At the end of the world, By Mark Morford

Babies! Are the answer.

Babies are also the reason. Babies are the problem and the solution, the currency and the contract, the apocalypse and the salvation, all wrapped in cute little rainbow diapers and outlandish college funds that make you weep well into 2042. Who knew?

I have recently returned from Spain. Spain is sultry and delicious like spicy paella at midnight; Barcelona is like San Francisco with a sexier accent and better sangria, warmer and bigger and messier, a million outdoor patios and nightclubs that won't even look at you until 2:00AM.

Spain is also in a free-fall, economically speaking, one of the worst performers in the EU: Endless turmoil, sky-high unemployment, protests, disgruntlement, graffiti, pickpockets and tension and desperation worse than a cluster of Catholic priests at a Boy Scout convention. ...


(Full URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/06/06/notes060612.DTL&nl=fix)

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Babies! At the end of the world, By Mark Morford (Original Post) madokie Jun 2012 OP
Mark didn't mention it but don't they mean malaise Jun 2012 #1
Kick one time madokie Jun 2012 #2
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