Most of us view the world as more benign than it really is… —Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow Message from a friend I haven’t seen for many years: “Maridel (my daughter) told me about your blog. I see you are … Continue reading
“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” ― Cormac McCarthy, The Road Citing a ten percent increase in this year’s occupancy rates over 2010, area hoteliers (our principal industry being tourism) … Continue reading
Recently, columnist Ben Stein wrote: …suddenly it dawned on me. It will be worse about EVERYTHING. Too much of the younger generation has minimal education. Minimal decent work attitudes (generally, not always). Minimal ability to get along with others. The … Continue reading
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Never underestimate the heart of a champion! —Coach Rudi Tomjanovich Football, say socionomists, is a bear market sport. It is violent, brutal, and provides emotional release from the tedium of hard times. OK, but I think it’s insanely fun all the … Continue reading
On the matter of how to spend the weekend: You could spend it reading Retirement Heist: How Companies Plunder and Profit from the Nest eggs of American Workers, by Ellen Schultz, who, over a number of years of digging through SEC and IRS … Continue reading
She is a new reader and wants to know if I am a professional, or just very knowledgeable. I can’t answer that without getting aw shucks hangdog, shyly digging the toe of my sneaker in the dirt. She implies that … Continue reading
All my mistakes have become masterpieces —Tarira My son-in-law runs a twenty million dollar company in his shower shoes. OK, they’re leather flip-flops, same difference. I don’t think he’s worn socks since his wedding day some seven years ago. … Continue reading
