Courtesy of failblog.com A few years back, I saw a grocery store delivery man with a ticker on his bike that read, “Laziness Creates Jobs” and I agreed withhim until last week when I realized that failure creates jobs. This notion came became clear while reading a New York Times article onelderly adults who didn’t [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Failure Creates Jobs
Sunday, August 10th, 2008How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Saturday, August 9th, 2008There are many ways to lose friends and alienate people. The firstway to lose a friend is by refusing to accept responsibility whenyou have made a mistake. Or apologizing when you have made the mistake, but doing sodefensively which isn’t an apology at all. Then there is being a flake. This manifests itself in making [...]
Could an Obama Presidency Hurt Blacks?
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008I don’t do reactionary. At least I try not to. Its draining tiresome and? I think it predisposed your body for fatal diseases. So, when I read the paper, I think about the way that I am perceiving information, especially when it is in the news about African Americans. Why wouldn’t Obama’s support of a [...]
Reflection Retreats
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008The majority of you have suggested that you would participate in areflection retreat. After giving it some thought, here is a draft of an agenda. I envision that5 or 6 of us would have a retreat on the 4th Saturday in October,November, and share back via phone/e-mail. REFLECTION ’0810am Breakfast, Coffee, Bagels, Juice 10:30am Introduction [...]
2nd NYPD Police Brutality Videotape in One Week
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Here are the facts that I have so far. The arresting officer, Michael Harrington, who is on the videohitting Mr. Cephus contends that Mr. Cephus was drunk and hadpreviously struck the officers and lunged at them with an umbrella.Mr. Cephus contends that he hadn’t been drinking and thathe didn’t swing the umbrella. The first allegation [...]
If You Believe in Creative Capitalism I Have a Bridge and Some Crack to Sell You
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Bill Gates has a interesting article up at Newsweek about how capitalism has helped many, but billions are still poor. He writes, There’s much still to be done, but the good news is that creative capitalism is already with us. Some corporations have identified brand-new markets among the poor for life-changing technologies like cell phones. [...]
I am Looking for a College
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008How many of you have went to school and have managed tograduate with as little debt as possible? I need your help. I have been promising my family that I would put together anewsletter or blog for the college aged teens in my family.However, I am thinking we would all be better served bymaking it [...]
