Lucre, Feeeeelthy Lucre

Today is Woody Allen’s birthday.

I only know this because someone posted this wonderful quote of his: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” It’s about the shortest—and funniest—exposition of anyone’s philosophy of the pointlessness of existence.

But that’s not (mostly) what today’s entry is about.

By now, being the astute reader you …