Tales, trails and tails of a corporate drop-out
If ever I was going to end up on someone’s watch list…..it’d be after last week. Several weeks ago I attended a public radio sponsored event–a debate about the merits of NSA spying on us. In fact, the title was Spy On Me, I’d Rather Be Safe. A theater full of policy wonks, attorneys and … Read morePublic Policy Debates: Drones and Spying, Where Do You Stand?
Talk about a holiday gift! The voice resonated out of the marginally effective overhead speakers, crackling every couple of sentences. Slightly shrill, plenty of volume to carry through the sparsely populated 3000-odd square feet of merchandise crammed space. ‘Attention Goodwill shoppers, from now until twelve noon ALL furniture is on sale, half-off. That’s right, half-off … Read moreAll Furniture, Half-Off From Now Till Noon!
We live in a society of sound-bites. It’s not all a good thing. A guy in Bengazi tells a little tale of his heroics during a tragic event and a full length story is made of it. Fast forward a few months and the final story tellers are off the job for not vetting … Read moreSociety of the Sound-bite
Mobile meals are a bizarre business, rife with contradictions, barriers and opportunities. Most of us had our first experiences with them in our youth, often at athletic events. Remember the hot-dog, soda and popcorn machines that were wheeled around to different parts of the school? Wheeled into storage when not used then wheeled out for … Read moreFood Trucks
Being a mid-packer in much of anything has never really been my thing. Neither has been bringing up the rear nor leading the charge. I seem to do fine solidly in the upper third. In most things. Basic Skills tests as a kid…..think they went up to 99%. I hit a couple upper 90% and … Read more.us National Championships