Another Bankruptcy

  There is a indisputable tenet which guides successful commercial ventures, preached in every business school worth its weight. Make a customer, not just a sale.  One can argue this maxim is based solely on common sense. But activities that are dependent on a bottom line must be justified by empirical evidence.  In this case, the … Read more

Union Queens

  In case you’ve not been watching mattress commercials on television or similar advertisements in newspapers, you probably did not notice we are supposed to be celebrating Labor Day.  And as is his habit, the narcissist-in-chief spent the morning patting himself on the back for not screwing up the economy in his first two years … Read more

The Upside of Cheating

Based on the positive feedback to Sunday’s post about noise versus signals, I thought I would further explore the value of clear signals.  The operative word in the previous sentence is “clear.”  So much of what we see and hear is often internally inconsistent.  Just ask comedian Steven Wright. My teacher told me, “Practice makes … Read more

The Spy Who Loathed Me

The title of this morning’s entry is a clear reference to the 10th James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, starring Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent.  At the heart of the story (based on the 10th Ian Fleming 007 novel) is an attempt by a “man without a country” Karl Stromberg to … Read more

Eco-NO-mics

Prologue:  The solitude and serenity associated with walking a dog are supposed to clear your head to make room for the processing of new ideas.  This morning it backfired.  On our daily stroll to view the wild life on the creek behind our home, I wondered how the Democrats could make a case against Trump’s … Read more