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Friday, March 04, 2005

LONG SUMMERS DAYS:
UD DISCOVERS THE SOURCE OF
LAWRENCE SUMMERS'S BLUESY COMMENT
TO THE NEW YORK TIMES THAT



"The days have been long, and the weeks have been long, too."


It's from "Long Summer Days," by the Moody Blues:

Long summer days, I keep thinking
What to do with my time
So many ways, I keep sinking
What's to do with my time

Take me back, I don't mind
(Take me back) I've got time
(Take me back) and let me start again




[for background, see below, UD, 2/26/05]