From the verdant pastures of the Green Mountain State:
Ben & Jerry's ex-CFO Stuart "Mickey" Wiles was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison (plus 2 years supervised release) and ordered to repay the $300,000 he embezzled from the company after pleading guilty to a federal wire fraud charge in U.S. District Court.
Wiles had a habit of writing company checks for fictitious charitable donations and legal settlements. Turns out he just cashed them to splurge on vacations, car repairs, clothing, and electronics.
Wonder if they serve ice cream in federal prison.....
God, this guy looks like that nut on American Idol:
Lock 'em both up. One for being a crook in the style of uber-shyster Andy Fastow--the other for being, well, on American Idol. Shame on both of you.
Funny, the UMass (Boston) website still has posted an adulatory article on Wiles. And the best quote from the piece:
“One of the nice things about Ben & Jerry’s is that we work for a company that is measured in top and bottom line like any other company in corporate America,” says Wiles, “but we get to be deeply involved in causes and social justice issues. Most people would have to do this in their spare time, but I get to do it at work.”
You forgot to mention criminal justice, there, Mickey.
In related news, conservative talking head and spawn of Satan Sean Hannity actually likes Ben & Jerry's ice cream, despite the company's commitment to environmental causes and support of liberal politicians. It's true.... look:
His favorite flavor: Lucky Schmucky (with nougat)
Mark your calendars, Stitch fans.... Free Cone Day is coming. April 25th. Someone remembered last year:
Ha! Heidi Klum and ice cream. Throw in the Mets winning the Series and you've hit the trifecta.
Oh yeah, in response to Free Cone Day, Carl's Jr. has come up with Asian Baby Burger Day (limit one per customer):
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Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Go directly to Level 8! The Fraudulent. Does it count if no one charged?
Are you off to Paris again post-exams (which you'll no doubt ace)? If I hadn't dropped that novelist, I'd probably be living there now. Tant pis.
Now, you're just being cheeky - bare breasted Justice, indeed. That's card XI, and she brandishes and she balances, but she's heavily robed - must be the Judaic Ambrahamic Law influence (Tarot's related to Torah). Anyway, these images don't necessarily represent actual figures in your life, they can be archetypes in your psyche, for one. Which brings us to Freud.
I don't like him. I think penis envy is bullocks. I do like his 'levels of neurotic defense," things like reaction formation. I think the triple headed psyche (id/ego/superego) seems alright. But I'm a Jungian girl. My dream will come later.
Ben Johnson, Allman Bros., Ben Shakes (love that - reminds me of another Guido poetry entry, "Whadda piece of work is man."), whatever you're quoting, mid-morning just isn't exact enough. Nor, as we've already demonstrated, will your reading be.
Actually, I've already composed that, it goes, "It's hard out here for a pimp." That'll be $150.
Did you get a Greek "Social Register," as well? D'Auliere's, perhaps? Or were you already reading Ovid in shortpants? Did you major in Art History in college? If so, don't bother telling me why, I already know. That's where all the hottest girls were at my school, too.
I'm a little peeved you didn't seem to even notice my new movie title, "Peeps on a Plane." It's working on so many levels, man.
peace,
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Ok, I know I'm being obtuse, but for clarity's sake, I was calling myself a fraud, not you, (and I never debauched the 8yr. old, but you knew that.)
I suppose you could have narrated dreams if you learned to lucid dream. ( Do you dream actively?) I only recall having one, and as I said, it was so strange and beautiful, I felt like something had really "happened" to me after that night. It's a thing I'd like to paint.
I guess I have some research to do - I'll pull out my Golden Bough (does that make you shudder?) and read about Bacchus. Of course it reminded you of him, what with recent postings, plus you have your Venus (heart center, what makes you happy) in Sagittarius, the placement of a Satyr.
I had thought of progeny springing from various of Zeus' body parts in the past, but I don't believe I knew of the Bacchan thigh (appropriate locus).
There is also Chiron, Centaur and wounded healer. "Heracles was forced to shoot many arrows (poisoned, of course, with the blood of the Hydra) to drive them back. During this assault, Chiron was hit in the thigh by one of the poisoned arrows. Ironically, Chiron, the master of the healing arts, could not heal himself."
And there is The Fisher King wound - a burn in the thigh, was it. There is no question I have a wounded father figure enmeshed in my psyche - powerful man, yet tragically flawed. This is a part of my upbringing that I have struggled to overcome in my adult life. Dads help you make your way in the external world. Mine exceeded all expectations for himself (did I ever mention he was an attorney? I will write of that sometime. Many people felt law was the direction I should go), but foundered before I could start my learning. I don't blame anyone for my shortcomings, but it's hard to pick up the tools from who knows where. I will read about the Adonis, too.
I guess thighs represent masculine power?
Are you going to post in Paris? It'll be a lonely summer if I'm not in Stitches.
Please Photoshop Peeps. Suddenly, I'm thinking of 'Homies," you know those little inner city figurines? Conflate that with fluffy yellow birds, and whatchoo got?
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