I live about 45 miles from Gilroy in Silicon Valley. Been to the Garlic Festival quite a few times – always had a blast. Talked to some friends about going this year but the wife had to head out of town so that was that. Will I ever go back,[…] Read On
As you know, I’m not a fan of pomposity. That’s why I don’t watch CNBC’s Shark Tank. I’ve actually had the experience of pitching VCs who sat in judgement while I desperately struggled to raise capital for the startups that were foolish enough to hire me. Raising capital is tough[…] Read On
demagogue : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power A lot of people think President Trump is a racist, among other things. Not only that, a lot of people believe that anyone who supports him is also a racist, among other things.[…] Read On
Twitter may be a cesspool of vitriolic trolls and losers who seriously need to get a life or at least a job, but once in a while you come across an observation that’s so insightful and witty you almost want to stand up and shout, “Holy crap, there IS a[…] Read On
You climb the mountain to see the world. You don’t climb the mountain so the world can see you. – Maureen Dowd If you know anything about child psychology, you know that children are all ego all the time. To a child, attention is a zero-sum game. The more you[…] Read On
When you hear about student loan debt you probably imagine reasonably career-oriented young people getting reasonable loans to obtain reasonable degrees in marketable fields from reasonable lending institutions that expect to be paid back in full in a reasonable amount of time. What you don’t imagine is the federal government[…] Read On
My irreverent and occasionally insightful observations on the news of the day, FWIW: Ross Perot was Trump Before Trump was Trump Ross Perot – who died this week at 89 – was not just the most successful independent presidential candidate in our lifetimes, he was also remarkably prescient. The billionaire[…] Read On