Abraham Lincoln was remarkably insightful as a young man. He had a surprisingly clear view of what kinds of forces could someday bring America to its knees, believing that our nation could only be destroyed from within. He was probably right about that. As a 29 year-old Illinois state representative[…] Read On
Nobody’s perfect. We all make mistakes. Sometimes our mistakes harm others. For most of us, workplace errors have relatively benign effects. Not so for doctors, firefighters, police, politicians and other jobs where lives are at stake. That may be power but it’s also a burden. A heavy burden. Look. Nobody[…] Read On
I’ll try to write slowly so everyone can follow along, particularly those who can’t seem to distinguish between peaceful protests by concerned citizens and destructive riots by professional agitators. And by “everyone,” I mean virtue signaling wimps who happen to run many of America’s biggest cities, and the mainstream media[…] Read On
Newport Beach mayor Will O’Neill is livid. On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom shut down 43 miles of Orange County beaches, in spite of just 50 Coronavirus deaths in a county of more than 3 million people. “This has nothing to do with data, and it has everything to do with politics,” said[…] 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
A good chunk of my property is landscaped with Ceanothus – a creeping shrub with pretty blue flowers that grows about 3-feet high. Unlike typical shrubs, our species of Ceanothus spreads aggressively across the landscape, creating a large and relatively dense canopy for a hidden world of creatures living beneath[…] Read On
Face it, there’s no escaping the realization that you were completely full of shit when you said, “I’m ready to get back to work.” Maybe you were ready to get back home or to have the house back to yourself. That I believe. But back to work? I don’t think[…] Read On