I wrote this about my experience as a consultant working from home seven years ago. Turns out it’s even more relevant during Covid. Enjoy your Flashback Friday! Having been at this for more than a decade now, I’ve pretty much mastered all the pitfalls of working from home. And that[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Objectivity, Discipline and Patience
“I’ll take human behavior for 50, Alex.” “The answer is, ‘Objective, disciplined and patient.’” “What is, ‘What we’re not?’” “Correctamundo.” Being successful in life isn’t rocket science. And yet, it eludes most of us. Successful investors are objective, disciplined and patient. Which is precisely why I leave my investments to[…] Read On
21st Century Politics Is All About Power, Not Ideology
About a month ago, Republicans sounded the alarm over the coming fracture in the Democratic party between Joe Biden moderates and Bernie/AOC socialists. How’d that turn out? The President rewarded the extremists with countless executive orders implementing their uber-progressive green energy and immigration agendas and everyone was happy. No fracture.[…] Read On
Gov’s Cuomo and Newsom Could Be Soul Mates — If Only They Had Souls
The world doesn’t need another conforming commentator for the social media #echochamber du jour. On the contrary, even before Twitter and Facebook were a thing, I always gravitated toward stories that the media and the mob got wrong, at least in my view. Call it contrarian if you want; it’s[…] Read On
Gina Carano: Welcome to Amerika
ICYMI, actress and former mixed marshal artist Gina Carano has been canceled for goofing on masks, lampooning pronouns and likening today’s extreme political divide to nazi Germany — the way conservatives are being demonized like the jews were. All this happened on Instagram. Of course. Carano was fired by Disney[…] Read On
How ‘Open Safely’ Is Being Used to Keep Schools and Businesses Closed
If you say you want schools and businesses to open and don’t qualify it by adding the ubiquitous word “safely,” you’re deemed insensitive and accused of putting convenience and money ahead of children’s and other’s health. Here’s the thing. If you waited until it was “safe” to do everything you’d[…] Read On
Young and Dumb
I’m in excruciating pain right now. The good news is that it only hurts when I sit, stand or lie down. I know it sounds bad but don’t worry; this is nothing new. I’ve had this ruptured disk forever. The pain is usually manageable but I occasionally do something sensationally[…] Read On