Much of the information you’ve been hearing about coronavirus has been wrong. Not just a little wrong. A lot wrong. Take Covid-19’s mortality rate for example. Mortality rate is the percentage of people infected with a disease that die from it. Why is that important? Because the “experts” use mortality[…] Read On
Well, this is challenging. How do you come up with something to blog about when everything is somehow wrapped up in coronavirus? Wait, I’ve got something. Today is Kim’s birthday. We’re going to go for a long hike and tonight I’m going to make one of her favorite dinners, orange[…] Read On
The stock market is making you nauseous but you can’t look away. Zombie apocalypse movies hit too close to home. Playing hooky from work and doing whatever you want sucks. Purell hand sanitizer is worth more than fillet mignon. The wife is being nice to you. Too nice. It’s quiet.[…] Read On
Watching last week’s democratic debate between two old white guys I was struck by how often the word crisis came up. I counted at least six different times: there was Trump, climate and, of course, coronavirus. Also student loan debt, women’s rights and authoritarianism. Had the debate gone longer, I’m[…] Read On
We’re all whining about being stuck with our kids during Coronavirus lockdown. If our kids were on Twitter and cable news, all we’d be hearing is how they’re stuck with us. And what about the elephant in the room? We’re also stuck with each other. We’re stuck with our wives,[…] Read On
Proponents of inclusion say it’s cool to identify people of color, as long as it’s to help them get ahead and diversify the talent pool. Meanwhile, those same people say it’s bad to identify people of color as a means to help catch criminals that match a description or profile.[…] Read On
Michael Avenatti. Elizabeth Holmes. Bernie Madoff. Jeff Skilling. Bernie Ebbers. John Rigas. Dennis Kozlowski. Walter Forbes. Joseph Nacchio. Raj Rajaratnam. What do all these names have in common? With the exception of Holmes (criminal trial this summer) they’ve all been convicted of high-dollar (9 or 10 figure) financial crimes including[…] Read On