I wasn’t going to intervene in my queue. But, I’ve been reading notes (complaints) by many an acquaintance, who quote folks who routinely spew words of hate in seemingly socially acceptable ways. Or, by Black folks whose “public benefit” groups are sponsored by the Koch Brothers.
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Free at last! Finally, Free at last!
So, we have been released from pandemonium. (You know, house arrest. For us, here in Northern Virginia- that was this past Friday.)
Mmmm Good? For the first time in a long time!
I’ve said we all need to evaluate what we’ve been doing- and what we need to do, now that we are all in startup mode. (This is the last in the series of “We are all startups, now!)
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Pandemic Surprises
I know many of you have been reading my series on “We’re all startups now” (that started on Monday), thinking only businesses have been affected by the pandemic. Oh, sure, the pandemic just made you work from home- or, worse yet, left you furloughed.. But, you thought that’s about the total affect on your life from the pandemic.
The New Reality
We’ve survived the pandemic- at least personally. Now, the question is- will our businesses? (Basically, only the ‘beltway bandits’ have no need to change their business model or service offering. Everyone else has a whole new landscape to survey and capture.)
Baby Steps
This is the second in a series of posts about re-opening after the pandemic. Here’s the first one.
We’re All Startups Now!
The world as we know it has changed. That part is absolutely true. More so than after 9-11, when many of us thought the same thing. Because this time, it’s not just America that has been hit- but the world. And, it’s still hitting the world- and will be doing so for a while.
Senate Acts
While this blog assumes you have kept up to date with the PPP, you may not be totally knowledgeable. Here are three quick reads to get you up to speed. The CARES Act and PPP. What’s Forgiveness. How to Ensure You’re Forgiven.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-anges are coming. We may not like them.
I normally post notes like this at the bottom of the piece. But, today, these thoughts are foremost in my mind. Today is the 31th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square revolt. And, the beginning of the end for a free-ish Hong Kong. We- that’s you and me- as well as our political leaders- revere(d) these events as a people trying to stop autocratic leaders in their attempts to subjugate the citizenry. Yet, too many of us are not looking at the national- and now international- response against a minority of our police (who, because the majority of our folks in Blue stifles their reprehension at the criminal element among them) who kill, maim, and otherwise subjugate the ‘other’ among us. Where too many of us don’t recognize that TheDonald is just that sort of criminal, as well. Who, along with Attorney General Barr, abrogate our Constitution, send MILITARY police- along with any other lackeys (such as the now embarrassed Secretary of Defense and military Chief of Staff) they can muster to forcibly remove PEACEFUL demonstrators who still had 46 minutes before a hastily called curfew would come into effect- using rubber bullets and tear gas. For no other reason than a most awkward photo op for TheDonald, who clutched someone else’s bible upside down- and not mention a thing about it. Just like North Korean leader Kim does on Mount Paektu. Yes, there has been looting and property damage- primarily by White folks (who may actually be aligned with Bill Koch)- but these were the same situations that we were willing to absolve in China and Hong Kong, with the majority attempting to effect peaceful change. Why don’t we recognize the enemy is us? And, while we are at it- with a now 20% unemployment rate (because TheDonald failed to properly act while repeatedly warned by his security apparatus that we could be doomed by the impending pandemic)- but a 50% unemployment rate among the Blacks who too many police find convenient targets for their killing and subjugation- the financial situation that obtains.IAnd, now, back to our regularly scheduled blog. A prologue to a new series that will unfold over the next days.
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Home-based Producer
I hadn’t decided how to orient this discussion today.
Over the last two decades, too many of our pharmaceutical entities have off-shored the production of generic drugs- as well as the critical components for all our drugs. These critical components are known as API- active pharmaceutical ingredients.