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  1. This morn I blog bout a (scary) report showing recent college grads facing record levels of debt, unemployment: http://bit.ly/892Ahu about 20 hours ago from web
  2. RT @NickKristof: Today is World AIDS Day: if only we in the news media covered AIDS as aggressively as we pursue Tiger Woods... about 21 hours ago from web
  3. As far as I can tell, the term "Black Friday" spawned from the financial crisis...of 1869. http://bit.ly/6e7cqh So "Cyber Monday" = ?? 11:39 AM Nov 30th from web
  4. Cuz sometimes I file print stories on an iPhone: RT @awl This is what happens when old men run a website. http://www.theawl.com/19818 8:42 AM Nov 30th from web
  5. This begs to be made into a bingo game: RT @WSJ NEWSMAKERS 2009: Vote for the most influential people of the year. http://bit.ly/60U35Z 6:24 AM Nov 30th from web
  6. Playing Monopoly with the fam. Uncle Larry striking intense deal for green monopolies. Cousin just pounded table, I'm hoarding cash. 7:29 PM Nov 26th from TweetDeck
  7. It's not often that my love of board games and credit cards intersect... http://bit.ly/52dcoh 1:15 PM Nov 26th from web
  8. All that holiday stuff you're gonna buy? Here's how to pay for it! http://bit.ly/8YgkcJ (Hint: think return polices!) #fb 9:11 AM Nov 25th from web
  9. Fact: the world would be a better place with more muppets in it. http://bit.ly/52CiXT (via @buzzfeed) 3:18 PM Nov 24th from web
  10. New Year's resolution survey results: get wealthier and healthier! (But history sez fatter and poorer) http://bit.ly/6nldMz 10:45 AM Nov 24th from web
  11. I'll be in Oregon Dec 2 - Dec 8. Lemme know if you will be, too! #fb 1:39 PM Nov 23rd from web
  12. Tip: If you wanna know when a story is published, make a Google Alert. Reporters are slammed and run dates oft change/can't be released. 1:08 PM Nov 23rd from web
  13. OMG, just realized this exists: http://www.wsjstore.com/ Self-promotional holiday shopping = done. 7:01 AM Nov 23rd from web
  14. Laid-off photographer takes pics of other laid-off folk, sees America, runs out of money, still fightin. http://bit.ly/7cVqcw 6:13 AM Nov 23rd from web
  15. I now own these. Heh! http://bit.ly/3sS8F4 1:50 PM Nov 19th from web
  16. I heart the conspicuous yawner sitting behind Geithner on TV. Congressional hearings don't get their due as edutainment. 8:22 AM Nov 19th from web
  17. RT @sethporges: Apparently the CIA has a "Kids Page" (amazing!): https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/index.html #fb 12:08 PM Nov 18th from web
  18. Reading this story about a 73-year-old mega marathoner made me feel like a total pansy after my morning jog. http://bit.ly/26dTND 7:33 AM Nov 18th from web
  19. Good to see you, @algonqueen! 5:44 PM Nov 17th from TweetDeck
  20. Please welcome investing columnist/my desk neighbor @jasonzweigwsj to Twitter! Plus, his column art is now on T-shirts http://bit.ly/3Gmahx 3:12 PM Nov 17th from web
  • Name Mary Pilon
  • Location New York, NY
  • Web http://marypilon.com
  • Bio I write about money for The Wall Street Journal. Call it financial catharsis. Send your hello to mary (dot) pilon (at) wsj (dot) com!
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