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The Muslims Are Coming!
Michele Bachmann was in the news today claiming the Muslim Brotherhood has “infiltrated the highest levels of US government,” including the White House. Full article
More Child Abuse at Penn State
Penn State is being “nailed to the cross” to atone for the “sins” of all the big college football money machines in the hope that
Yahoo, Think Out of the “Bot”
The tech news is awash with comments regarding the new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Most pundits are claiming the job is insurmountable as Yahoo is
The Scourge of Bad Management
Hollywood likes to portray corporate bottom feeders as powerful. This plays to the audience of sitcoms and improves ratings. Think Radar in MASH. Think of
Starbucks is Lost
What does Starbucks really sell? That’s a question Starbucks has been trying to answer for a while now. Their coffee drinks are great, but lots
Dress Code Madness
Why do men and women dress differently at work? I sit at my desk and watch one woman after another parade by wearing sundresses with
Be the Wolf
“History is written by the winners.” Alex Haley Tweet The domestic dog is an extremely close relative of the gray wolf, differing from it by
October in Venice
Venice to me represents the possibilities of capitalism. In it’s day, Venice was among the most beautiful, most cultured, wealthiest, most educated, and most cosmopolitan cities in the world… and it’s built on a swamp. The city rose from a desolate boggy lagoon during one of the most depressing periods of world history (the middle ages) to a powerful, world-class opulent city-state because of mercantilism.
Be a Smart TechnoSloth
I’ve been using a personal computer since 1983. During that time I’ve seen a lot of hardware and software come and go. The only thing
It’s a Republic, Not a Democracy
To characterize the U.S. as a Democracy is like calling a whiskey a beverage, a Fararri a car, or whale an animal – it’s technically true, but it grossly neglects the majority of the subject’s essence.
A Company of One
My favorite tech writer, Robert X. Cringely, once told me over a plate of kung pao chicken, that predicting the future was easy; the hard
A Woman’s Guide to Online Dating
Online dating is a wonderful thing. It’s much more efficient in terms of time and
Explaining the Thermostat
It is incomprehensible to me the number of people who do not understand the concept
Wisdom is the Province of the Old
When you’re young, you think you know everything. As you age you become unsure. As
Disillusioned in the Age of Aquarius
I fondly remember the 60s. As bad as the TV clips make it look, providing you didn’t get killed or maimed in Vietnam, it was actually a pretty good time.
The Bane of Unemployment
In a man’s world, there’s nothing more emasculating than losing your job. In a society
My Big Prediction for 2013
Well, it’s 2013 and I’m back at work. It’s hard to come back after ten
The Joy of Fruit
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m dieting. The central focus of the diet
Apple’s Next Big Thing
Many of my friends and acquaintances, accused me of being an “Apple Fanboy” because of
One Year With My Ford Focus
It’s been about a year since the transmission died on my ten-year-old Honda Odyssey and
Suffering Through a Cold
I’ve been sick with a cold. Nothing too terrible, just a bad head cold. But