Platinum stuff

1. Here's a visual history of the credit card. I, for one, had no idea that Discover Card was less than thirty years old. One interesting thing to note is how new players came into the credit card market as time has gone on. Each time, there's an interesting innovation that leads that new player to become a major player.

2. I know at least one family member of mine who should be interested in this. I will almost certainly be in attendance and it should be incredibly interesting. To point out the obvious, Randi Weingarten and AEI are strange bedfellows. For the record, this kind of event is exactly why I took my new job and why I am so excited about what I'm going to be doing for the next couple of years.