On Jan. 20, only days after our story went to bed, Schmergel threw in the towel and sold his company to About.com, an Internet portal.

FORBES: Follow-Through

These are the days of our lives but only because MLB allowed the old and the restless to own a major league baseball team.

FORBES: If The Fans Owned The Dodgers ...

Alright everybody, we've only got about two days lef on our charity PS3 auction, which is now up to over a grand.

ENGADGET: PlayStation 3 charity auction -- 2 days left!

We see what has in our past allowed us to not only weather rough storms but reach brighter days.

WHITEHOUSE: Competing in the Global Economy

It's only a few days shy of 13 months since we released our mixed review of DISH Network's DTVPal DVR, and yet Zatz Not Funny reports that DISH will no longer offer the niche recorder.

ENGADGET: DISH Network's DTVPal DVR bites the dust after a short, troubled life

Our sample mirrors this estimate, with only 9.2% of underwater borrowers 90 days or more past due on their mortgage payments.

FORBES: Getting to Know Underwater Homeowners

Some days we had to wrap scarves around our faces and speak in muffled voices, only our eyes exposed to the street and the weather.

NEWYORKER: Midnight in Dostoevsky

If we would only eat less, drive less, turn our thermostats down, wear our clothing a few more days before cleaning it, or live in less space we could create a world of abundance and solve the problem of scarcity once and for all.

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