I am at the Graphing Social Patterns West here in San Diego. I am not alone. The fact that I am here makes me part of a group that can be monetized. I have a CPM. I am a CPM. I will pay you for your CPM. All told if there is more than […]

I just got back from Venezuela and Ecuador. I was again reminded how easy it is for me to pack and get ready that I hardly blink when I need to travel in a moment’s notice. I make travel easy by having a “Ditch Bag” ready and packed with some essential tools. I grab the […]

We arrived in Venezuela a few days ago, and I can tell you that the people and culture here are resilient and full of energy. I attended a wedding that brought together people from the Netherlands, the U.S. and Venezuela. I talked to a lot of people last night and I have a few […]

A low relative value of the American dollar (I refuse to call it weak) has put American companies and American talent on the sales rack this Christmas. We can finally get out from under the idea that the USA is outsourcing its future. Instead the tables are turning and we are seeing foreign companies looking […]

I can fly right through a speech or blog with the right topic. The other day someone asked me how I come up with great speech and blog topics. I told them that the blogs that interest me are often the topics that stimulate my thinking and actions. So writing about these same topics may […]

I have a truck, I couldn’t live without it. I need it to haul around my off-road motorcycle, take trips down the coast, go camping, haul stuff around, etc. But I now regularly make the decision whether or not I really need to get in it and drive. There are lots of reasons to keep […]

I like my Treo, but its days are numbered. What I have enjoyed is the number of apps on it that are indispensable. I can read email, get directions, tell the tide and sailing weather, text, take pictures, find the flight status, and much much more. As a business analyst and CI practitioner much of […]

Kudos to the Thailand Government for not only holding their people accountable for their actions but making their actions public for all to enjoy. Thai police to sport ‘Hello Kitty’ armbands While although I don’t advocate bringing back the days of stockades, tar and feathering and public admonishment, I do believe people in […]

Finally, a worthwhile executive that stands behind their work: Chinese Executive Kills Self Amid Recall. Now this is the level of commitment that you just don’t see in executives in the West. No, here we have executives like Michael Ovitz who was paid a severance of $140 million for being completely […]

So the President wants to save people that believe buying a home is their right as an American citizen. Save people from a myth? These are the things that any home buyer had to consider…Home loans are a financial instrument that enriches banks, investors, and financial institutions. Why else would the government subsidize lending by […]