Wade Boggs, Steve Garvey and Pete Rose are in a bar. Boggs says, “I am going to ask her out.” Garvey replied, “You can’t do that, she’s carrying my baby.” To which Pete Rose added, “You wanna bet? Last year’s extensions and loan term modifications helped mask early distress signals
“Do not be intimidated by the political caste or by parasites who live off the state…if you make money, it’s because you offer a better product at a better price, thereby contributing to general well-being. Do not surrender to the advance of the state. The state is not the solution.”
What disease did cured ham actually have? This month I have a lot of random observations. I usually have a topic or two or a theme, but like the rest of the world, I am trying to make sense of all of these disjunctive observations. I just completed Walter Isaacson’s
“Good judgement comes from bad experience…and most of that comes from bad judgement.” As I have written before, uncertainty is a killer of markets. When investors or business owners have a murky view of the future – reluctance to make commitments abounds. For the last decade, we have lived in
The four stages of life: 1. You believe in Santa Claus 2. You don’t believe in Santa Claus 3. You are Santa Claus 4. You look like Santa Claus What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Real estate investor
In the 1500’s, houses had thatched roofs – thick straw, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and dogs lived in the roof. When it rained, it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip off the roof, resulting
How commercial real estate brokers give directions… TURN LEFT AT THE STARBUCKS. GO STRAIGHT TIL YOU SEE THE NEW TACO BELL AND TURN RIGHT. THEN IT’S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THAT PLACE WITH THE REALLY GOOD PULLED PORK…IF YOU SEE DUNKIN’ DONUTS, YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR. Well three 75
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” ~ opening line of George Orwell’s book 1984 This line seems innocuous enough, but you immediately know something is wrong with the world. As a writer, I recognize this is done to drive the reader to
In the opening scene of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the witches gather around a cauldron making a potion and chanting, “Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Well, let me tell you that a bubble’s famous last words are always, “I’ll be back!” The Fed is in an unenviable
Every 4th of July, the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is tapped (not actually rung) 13 times in honor of the original 13 colonies. Cheers to you and Happy Independence Day – may your day be filled with beer, hot dogs, family, and friends. Two years ago in the early months
Wade Boggs, Steve Garvey and Pete Rose are in a bar. Boggs says, “I am going to ask her out.” Garvey replied, “You can’t do
