some bear market

[joanna bujes]

At 11:03 AM 09/19/2002 -0400, Doug wrote:
>CECE Cord is a dog's best friend. The socialite ex-wife of Barry Cord
>and mother of uberhottie Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord has launched a
>luxury line of clothing and accessories for pampered pups. The line,
>Travels with Tiger - named for her Yorkshire terrier - features $200
>doggie sweaters, crocodile tote bags for $1,800 and pooch beds for up
>to $700. Cord's boutique opened on Bergdorf Goodman's seventh floor
>last Friday, and the stuff is flying off the shelves so fast that
>she's already had to re-order her merchandise three times.

This reminds me that one of the first things I remember that set me against 
Capitalism was reading a story/novel by Hector Maillot called "Sans 
Famille" (Without Family). I must have been six or seven when I read it. 
All I remember is that it tells the story of two homless children who roam 
the streets begging for food. At one point, they accidentally run into 
these bourgies given their pet dog (and his doggie friends) a birthday 
party. The dogs are all seated around a yummy spread and regale themselves, 
while the children, their stomachs cramping with hunger, watch.

I have never forgotten that story and never doubted its literal truth. And 
now, it's deja vu all over again :)

Joanna