Well I am happy to announce that six months later I have successfully gone from “flat line to finish line”, completing the Carlsbad Half Marathon and I am looking forward to running the Golden Gate Bridge Half Marathon later this month. I tried to take a Zumba class. I bent,
California produces 60 percent of American roses but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the U.S. are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered in a three-day period. We are all too familiar with the sobering statistics on
Welcome to 2017! As the Trump train enters Washington D.C., I am reminded of the words of Abraham Lincoln in his first inaugural address, when in the face of a very contentious environment, he invoked a call for “the better angels of our nature.” For all my long-term clients, you
Well with the election behind us there is nowhere to look but the future. One result of the election is the legalization of marijuana. Industrial and retail stand to gain from this law change. Growing at scale requires lots of space and consistent climate, boosting demand for large warehouse space.
Benjamin Franklin campaigned to have the turkey named as the United States’ national bird, but it eventually lost out to the Bald Eagle (how embarrassing would it have been if he’d won his campaign?). I know that I usually have my story at the end (and I still do this
First let me say thank you to all the well wishers for my eventful August. I am glad to report that I feel great and am back working at my “normal” frenzied pace. I am also back to all my physical activities including golf (running is on hold for another
Never have I been so happy to be writing this month’s letter (as you will see by this month’s story). But first if you will indulge me on my commentary on the coming election and the state of our country. Long after this election is over Trump and Hillary will
“Experience is that thing you get a minute after you needed it.“ Well on the 9th I will turn the ripe old age of 55. I hear that 65 is the new 55 so I can only assume that 55 is the new 45! Groucho Marx used to say, “Anyone
“Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.” Well the economy continues to muddle through a market of mixed signals. The rest of this year, like the whole recovery, should be good but not great. But by
“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.” – Oscar Ameringer Well I continue to struggle to gain control over my insane To Do List! Time management experts tell you to categorize
In my July letter, I linked to some extra credit reading ZeroHedge.com about the Fed overstating U.S. jobs by about 800,000. Most thought, this just cannot be possible.
