Monthly Archives: October 2011

Some Good News for the United States?

This week my son called my attention to an article appearing in the on-line edition of Britain’s Daily Telegraph.  The article, written by the Telegraph’s International Business Editor, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, is positive on America’s future!  Imagine that.  The article was … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs on Obama

Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs will hit the book store and kindle outlets this coming Monday, October 24, 2011.  It will be a best seller.  Jobs was a “tell it like it is” kind of guy who didn’t suffer … Continue reading

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Personal Stuff

Very few weeks pass without some politician, businessman, or cleric doing something incredibly stupid.  These events become blog fodder, providing me an endless number of topics.  This week was no exception; naïve young people demonstrating and crying for socialism, continuing … Continue reading

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A Tribute to Steve Jobs and American Capitalism

Steve Jobs will go down in history as one of America’s greatest entrepreneurs.  As my generation read about Thomas Alva Edison and Henry Ford, the next generation will be inspired by Steve Jobs.  Ford, Edison and Jobs forever changed the … Continue reading

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Failure

Very few words connote a more negative image than the word “failure.”  Everyone wants to succeed.  No one wants to fail.  Failure invites criticism and ridicule.  Failure is psychologically hurtful.  It is often thought that too many failures limit one’s … Continue reading

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