Stateside things.
Well its day 2 on the other side of the Atlantic. Waking up in a hotel upper floor and having to make myself ready to go work and not having the usual things around. In an acknowledgement to advancing...
View Article200 dollars well spent.
If there are only two news outlets you can subscribe to, I recommend the following: The Economist ($139.00/yr) and the products of STRATFOR ($99.00/yr). It is money well spent and when you think about...
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Has to be seen to be believed…..
Over the last couple of days I have been witness to one of those continuing conversations that can only occur in the one dimensional space that is the internet. You know the kind-that actually go back...
View ArticleRunning with the devil.
The Devil being the evil man known as Paul Ryan. Shylock: "I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray...
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Don't kid yourself-a lot of people really believe it.
Facebook sentiments are a rather inaccurate measure of public opinion to be sure. But if the views of my more conservative Facebook friends are any measure-all of the people who are pronouncing...
View ArticleBut can she cook?
For 40 million British pounds-who cares? It would seem there could be a wealthy future out there for me……if I could just make the short list. Gigi Chao, daughter of property tycoon Cecil Chao, entered...
View Article200 Dollars well spent
If there are only two news outlets you can subscribe to, I recommend the following: The Economist ($139.00/yr) and the products of STRATFOR ($99.00/yr). It is money well spent and when you think about...
View ArticleThe questions they can’t and won’t answer….
About the GOP drive to destroy people’s lives by taking away their health insurance. Jim Wright, author of the blog Stonekettle Station in a Twitter thread throws out the hard truth that current GOP...
View ArticleSpeaking of Labor Day
It’s a good day to remember the hard working people in America who: 1) Don’t get to celebrate Labor Day on May 1st like the rest of the world, 2) despite low unemployment are not seeing wage increases...
View ArticleStill crazy after a couple of years….
That would be Scott Adams. Aging artist of the Dilbert comic strip who has turned into a brain-dead slug and all around reprehensible person. At least we can take solace in the fact that more and more...
View ArticleA big difference.
Time for this one to go home! Sitting here in the lounge-having visited my father for the last few days, and headed back across the Atlantic and, sadly, back to work. Which I am confident will be...
View ArticleAn open letter to Mr. David Green.
For those who don’t know, Mr. David Green, he is the worthless, religious zealot who runs Hobby Lobby. Today, in a decision that highlights just how political and out of touch with the law the Supreme...
View ArticleThis is as close to a mission statement that I can find.
I apologize for the lack of posts. I have been living out of a suitcase for the last 6 days and had to take delivery of a new CPAP machine before that. Starting this week I intend to resume my series...
View ArticleThe madness is spreading…….
I was a Republican for a very long time. Over 26 years to be exact. But the party I supported was the party that tried actually to improve the lot of average Americans in many ways. The Republican...
View ArticleComing full circle
Back in 2008, I wrote two posts about the subject of gay marriage, coming down rather firmly against the idea. The recent events in Indiana, coupled with the somewhat disturbing efforts of people like...
View ArticleStateside Things.
Well, its day two on the other side of the Atlantic. Waking up in an upper hotel floor and having to make myself ready to go work and not having the usual things around. In an acknowledgment to...
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Throwback Thursday Slogans and Cliches
My apologies for the site being down for a bit. We were doing a server upgrade and also doing some “under the hood” tinkering. But it is back up now. There is a lot to write about this week – and very...
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Fun facts
I subscribe to several daily business newsletters via e-mail. One is called Morning Brew. It is a trendy and very visually exciting newsletter that is focused on millennials but is also kind enough to...
View ArticleEconomic lies and the liars who tell them.
Over at the Atlantic Magazine, they published a great article detailing the latest bit of economic larceny that is being inflicted on the average consumer and stockholder. Written by a guy named Jerry...
View ArticleThe end of the world as we know it.
If you are, as I am a travel addict- these last two weeks have been a nightmare. The area I live in just put a shelter in place order so it will be at least three months before I can go anywhere. I...
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