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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Quote of the day: I used to spin that TP roll like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like I am cracking a safe.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are a few weeks into the quarantine and generally see how it is going. We can now do some extrapolations and make reasonable scenarios for the next few years perhaps.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For instance, what if… some gradually go back to work, some go into fulfilling new needs while shutting down old ones, a rapid but not necessarily jarring transition takes place, where we are just more careful in what we use and how much. We find we can live just fine on 20% less of everything, scarcely noticing. That first 20% is relatively painless: we cut away the trendy spendy high-endy stuff, the pricey wine, the ocean cruises, the European tours and such, but life goes on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The CEO calls the company all-hands, tells em: We all get to keep our jobs…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Everyone cheers. So what’s the bad news?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She continues: You didn’t let me finish. I was going to add: … if you still want them. Starting today, we are all working for a 20% discount.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stunned silence. One of the MVPs calls out: I QUIT!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CEO: Adios amigo. Anyone else?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Silence.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The others shuffle back to their desks, dispirited, wondering how the hell they are going to service their debt payments, but glad to still have 80 yen on the yang.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>