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We Create Our Own Traps
We Create Our Own Traps
I’m fat because I eat. I eat because I’m alone. I’m alone because I’m fat. (Image from www.PostSecrets.com) It is easy to critique the follies of…
March 31, 2009
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Stop the presses: Zoning is the answer to childhood obesity! “Ninth graders whose schools are within a block of a fast-food outlet are more likely…
March 30, 2009
PopCap: 5% Truth, 95% BS
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) We can always find ways to justify the junket we want to take, the perk of which we are most fond.…
March 27, 2009
True Colors
“An entrepreneur shows his true colors in a period of crisis, not in a period when everybody is having success.” — Giorgio Armani, New York…
March 26, 2009
Starting With Why: Sharing Intent vs. Instruction
“When you explain to people what you are trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust.”…
March 25, 2009
Beware the “All Hat, No Cattle” Leader
As Wall Street and finance bigwigs continue to insist that they deserve over-the-top compensation in spite of all evidence to the contrary (yes, we really…
March 23, 2009
Privacy is an Illusion
A Canadian filmmaker who is blind in one eye announced plans to have a mini-camera installed in his prosthetic eye in order to make documentaries…
March 20, 2009
Learning to Love It
A lot of the “secret” of success in life is learning to love what we need to be good at so we can achieve our…
March 19, 2009
Sources of Lasting Satisfaction
When I was growing up in Gainesville in the 1960s, my father taught civil engineering at the University of Florida. The department sponsored an annual…
March 18, 2009
“Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions”
“Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions,” by Zachary Shore. Shore is a professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. In “Blunder”…
March 17, 2009
“Pregnant with Myself”
“Pregnant with myself.” Now that’s an evocative phrase. Ran across it in Jane Fonda’s 2005 autobiography (“My Life So Far,” Random House) where she writes…
March 16, 2009
PopCap: Massive Failure of Morality and Regulation, Not Capitalism
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) The current economic crisis is the result of a massive failure of morality and regulation, not a blanket indictment of capitalism…
March 13, 2009
It’s RESULTS That Count
A recent New York Times article (see below) dealt with college students’ expectations that they should be rewarded with grades based upon their effort, rather…
March 12, 2009
“The Meaning of Any Message…”
“The meaning of any message is the response you receive.” Huh? What does that mean? “The meaning of any message is the response you receive”…
March 11, 2009
Pay Attention to What You Remember
More than 45 years ago(!), I spent a summer traveling America on a 1969 BMW R-50 touring motorcycle. R-50 stood for 500 cc, which is…
March 10, 2009
Toilet Paper as a Moral Choice?
Who would have thought it? We live in such a complex world, every choice has ramifications. That soft, smooth toilet paper we Americans seem to…
March 9, 2009
PopCap: Big Brother Is Watching
(A Populist Capitalist Civil Liberties Blog) George Orwell was right about the growth of totalitarianism and the love of government for surveillance and intrusion into the…
March 6, 2009
Pre-Investing in the Next Mountain Top
“Son, you be sure to set your goals so high that you can’t possibly accomplish them in one lifetime. That way you will always have…
March 5, 2009
Pre-Positioning
Racquetball has been my exercise passion ever since I took it up in my early twenties on concrete three-wall courts on the University of Florida…
March 4, 2009
Ten Year’s Experience…or One Year’s Experience 10 times?
One of the most fun things about life is learning. Many people choose to take active advantage of the myriad learning opportunities life offers. In…
March 3, 2009
The Headline You Will Never See
The headline you will never see “is ‘The market was down 110 points, a random fluctuation in a very complex system.’” (Eric Schurenberg, former managing…
March 2, 2009