So, my 16th anniversary was coming up with Janet. And Janet looked at me, very lightly, and asked me if she was “chicken liver”. I asked her what she was talking about and she said…;
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Fragment – footprints
Speaking is like foreplay: too short and it leaves you unsatisfied; too long, and it leaves you unfulfilled. Original writing date: May 27, 2009 What footprints do we create as we go through our…;
Article of Interest: A Public Option Isn’t a Curse, or a Cure
I came across this article written by Professor Richard H. Thaler, Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/business/economy/16view.html It is a rational, non-polarizing analysis of the current…;
Fragment – Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship: The relentless pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled. Original writing date: April 23, 2009
The Worst of the Downturn
Janet and I were commenting the other day, that as bad as it has been suffering through this particular downturn, probably the most disappointing of all has been what the downturn does to human beings…;
Fragment – Last Name
As I’m thinking about The Last Wave, Peter Weir’s 1976 movie, I see a lawyer is interested not only in the truth behind his client, but the truth behind the truth. Original writing date:…;
A Sign of the Times
I experienced an interesting situation today and, to some extent, a sign of the times with respect to layoffs. I had an interaction with a company that had been a very solid company in every…;
Fragment – Einstein
In 1905, Einstein supplanted Newton’s mechanical view of the universe with a new foundation for physics which connected space and time as well as matter and energy. Einstein in a textbook authored: “A new concept…;
Brown Eyes Softly
Since I began my professional career (in 1981), I’ve written a poem for Christmas. Because I’ve had associates who have now become friends and family with me over the years, I continued until 2007 the…;
A Whole Foods approach to health care
Kathleen Parker is talking about an article which was written by John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market and published as an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal. She is pointing out the enormous…;