Today is the last business day (but not the last day) of Elul. As such, I am nearing the end of my annual introspective season. Sunday night (all Jewish days begin at night; the Tora says, “There was evening, there was morning, one day”) is Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year).
Continue reading The End is Near- Which Means So Is the Beginning
Continue reading Brave New World? Or just a chimera?
I know most of you are not Jewish. (After all, only 2% of Americans are- with an even lower percentage of humans worldwide.) But, I do know that many of you begin your new companies this time of year. Whether that is because you plan to get a piece of government largesse (and the government fiscal year starts this Sunday) or because your kids started school and you now have a little more time to push the envelope is immaterial.
Continue reading Make your goals resolute
We talked about the desecration of the American Dream yesterday. As I said, before Reagan assumed the presidency, the 1%ers garnered 7% of after tax income in the US. 28 years later, that share had multiplied by 2.5X- so that the 1%ers collected 17% of the total income.
Continue reading Things are better- but it’s where you live that matters
It’s virtually complete. The change in America that Ronald Reagan wanted. To make American’s totally distrust their government. (Cut the bullshit. You know what he said: “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.” Oh, and for all the crap about his capabilities- the deficit doubled under his tenure. As opposed to dropping deficits for the two Democratic Presidents since his tenure.)
Continue reading A Promise Kept- but one that ruined America
Years ago, we were approached by one of the Port-O-Let dealers in Michigan. He had this idea he wanted us to help him develop.
I apologize for the title of this blog. But, it was the only (relatively clean) expression I could use after seeing this document.
Continue reading Holy Crap!!!!
By the time this is posted, the baseball season will be virtually over. OK. There will be playoffs and the World Series. But, to anyone but the lamest, the season for the Philadelphia Phillies will be long over.
Continue reading In the blink of an eye?
So, every Shabat (Friday evening to non-co-religionists), I have a wonderful dinner. Which I share with even more wonderful friends. Different friends each week.
Continue reading 0.08 or less?
I have always loved temperatures that breached the lower end of what most would consider comfortable. It’s one of the reasons why living in Cambridge (MA) and Ann Arbor (MI) was a pleasure for me. And, maybe this would be a great time to remind you (in case you forgot) that I don’t own a winter coat. Oh, wait. I don’t own any coats. I simply don’t wear any. Because it’s really never been too cold to need such an outfit.
Continue reading This is Your Brain. Your Brain Affected by Climate Change.
