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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

Five Steps to Healthcare Bliss
My late father was a dentist. When I was a young child, I fondly remember

Rest In the Arms of the Dragon
The story of King Arthur, or the “Arthurian myth,” conveyed in Thomas Mallory’s Morte D’

All Fear is the Fear of Death
When most people think of fear, they immediately conjure images of physical harm and, possibly

No Such Thing As Easy
At one point in my life, I was a certified golf addict. The urge to

Gray Matter and the Bell Curve
As much as I hate to admit it, watching most tennis on TV is boring.

Give Me Robust Every Time
Everyone has a theory regarding the popularity and mystique of the original Volkswagen Beetle. Here’s

Commercial Art is an Oxymoron
Paul Huling was the best salesmen I’ve ever met. Paul was a legend at Gary

The Sweet Life
The film, La Dolce Vita, has rocketed into my top five films of all time.

Can Companies Really Evolve?
Business pundits love to theorize that companies can somehow “morph” their product mixes and cultures

Our Perverse American Dream
Over the years, I’ve read so many perverse opinions regarding the meaning of “The American