The following messages came in through my Twitter (and Facebook) stream within a 15-minute span Monday morning: Laura Howe: wow! metro is really quiet this am. hardly anyone on board for a monday morning. Rick Murray: Want proof people are driving … [Continue reading]
Flying Saucers
Posted on October 26, 2008 Written by
{{myquote|If it's true that 'Golf is a good walk spoiled,' then Frisbee Golf is a good walk spoiled by hippies.}} … [Continue reading]
The Sub-Prime Primer
Posted on October 22, 2008 Written by
Due credit goes to Tim Walker over at Hoover's Business Insight Zone, for pointing out the need for a sub-prime primer. However, as the parent of a four-year-old and a four-year-old who just inherited an additional $540 billion in bailout this week … [Continue reading]
Molehills out of Mountains
Posted on October 20, 2008 Written by
{{myquote|Governments do not create prosperity, jobs, or wealth. Instead, they afford politicians the honor of leveling a mountain of opportunity so they can run for re-election on a molehill of progress.}} … [Continue reading]
Disposable News
Posted on October 17, 2008 Written by
To be honest, most of the information that passes through our mammoth news hydrant is disposable and ultimately unimportant. However, it remains searchable, and that could be a problem if we aren't a little smarter about how we communicate … [Continue reading]
Manners
Posted on October 16, 2008 Written by
{{myquote|When in Rome, do as the Romans do... at least until you can usurp their pagan emperor and replace him with a monotheist.}} … [Continue reading]
Sticker Shock
Posted on October 6, 2008 Written by
{{myquote|When you're behind another car, the only thing more poisonous than the exhaust spilling out of the tailpipe is the noxious blend of poor thinking and irrational economics that passes for a bumper sticker.}} … [Continue reading]