Frankly, I am tired of the media continuously hammering the “political” ramifications of the oil spill in the Gulf. I am tired of on camera talent (?) spinning what the political fallout might be. I’m tired of the President doing what his handlers think might (?) spin the administration in a better light.
This is lazy [...]
Reading this morning the history of Apple stock from December 1980 to mid 2009…. I didn’t know when the company went public in December 1980, almost 40% of the employees became overnight millionaires After years of being an Apple disciple, I can’t imagine why anyone would put up with the pains of Windows/PC… [...]
Read moreThis is always great fodder for a passionate conversation… bc
For several years now, two very smart people—Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker and polymath jurist Richard Posner—have written a blog together in which they debate the economic and legal issues of the day. Now their essays from that blog have been collected into a book, Uncommon [...]
"when people say to me "Hey Joe, Why Now? " I say… this is the most obnoxious TV ad campaign we have had to put up with since before Billy Mays. O B N O X I O U S … and what's worse is… there's no point. "Why Ford, why now… why not?" THAT'S [...]
Read moreWell, I guess I was late to this party… but here is my take on this. NBC buys good networks and turns them into garbage. Bravo for example. And now The Weather Channel. We have a hurricane brewing in the Atlantic – but when I turn on the “Weather Channel”, I get SOCCER news with [...]
Read moreMountain Homes magazine called this morning doing a follow up survey on one of our projects. They wanted to know annual sales volume, and how 07 is going to compare to 06. They also wanted to know if their magazine had provided any leads that converted to tours, as well as any that converted [...]
Read more6 months ago, Consumer Reports evaluated computers giving Apple very high marks for both quality and support. At the time, I could not have agreed more. I’ve convinced numerous friends and colleagues to consider the Apple – often dispelling that “can you do business stuff on them?” myth. I used to love my Macs…
Well, here’s [...]
So…last week I was flying on Delta between Atlanta and Baltimore. If you fly enough, as you know, you maintain status for free upgrades to First Class when available. It’s a nice perk for having to put so many hours into traveling. When I got to the ticket counter, I requested an upgrade, but unfortunately [...]
Read moreThis isn’t the “resort/spa” world, but I thought the issue was somewhat relevant. It seems communities all over are getting tired of the “big box” solution to retail – and something we will be addressing in the near future is the “cloning” of town centers. Why would anyone want to go from their own city, [...]
Read moreThis isn’t the “resort/spa” world, but I thought the issue was somewhat relevant. It seems communities all over are getting tired of the “big box” solution to retail – and something we will be addressing in the near future is the “cloning” of town centers. Why would anyone want to go from their own city, [...]
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