Rodent Regatta

...in all thy getting, get understanding

That’s from Proverbs. This is from The New York Times – ”Cashmere, Rolexes and a Spiritual Rush. Like many an academic before him, Mr. Twitchell has gazed upon the materialistic excesses of contemporary American society and decided that he needs to give the matter further study. In ”Living It Up: Our Love Affair With Luxury,” this author (whose earlier works include ”Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism” and ”For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture”) postulates…” [New York Times – Books]