“The reason that guru is such a popular word is because “Charlatan” is so hard to spell.” ~ William Bernstein The word “Charlatan” is derived from the Italian word ciarlare which means “to babble”. One of the benefits of keeping ones eye on history is that you discover, more often
The four stages of life: You believe in Santa Claus. You don’t believe in Santa Claus. You are Santa Claus. You look like Santa Claus. As commercial real estate brokers, we are asked to wear a lot of hats and be a lot of things to a lot of people.
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Today, Plymouth Rock is only the size of a car engine. It has cracked three times over the years getting smaller each time…the effects of time. We have all heard the adage that “time heals all wounds” and many have heard it turned
Zen teaching: “Always remember you are unique just like everyone else.” We seem to be living in a divided time unless you have just faced a natural disaster, then we seem to all band together regardless of color, politics or socio economics. In the past, we could escape to sports
As many of you know or remember, I had a bit of a health scare last year at this time. I’m thrilled to report that a year later, the doctors have given me a clean bill of health, we’ve closed more deals than the previous year, my golf handicap is
You have all probably heard the story of the infamous space pen. You know that one that taxpayers spent millions on so astronauts could write upside down and in weightlessness. Meanwhile, the Russians simply handed their cosmonauts pencils. More on this later… I recently learned a new word while
It seems that Jeff Bezos has experienced the same problem as many Amazon customers with having Echo ordering inappropriately: Scene: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ trendy home earlier this month. He’s talking to his Echo. Bezos: “Find me something to buy at Whole Foods.” Echo: “Okay, buying Whole Foods.” Bezos: “Oops.” Amazon
According to her biography, Barbara Millicent Roberts grew up in the mythical town of Willows, Wisconsin. For a period of time she attended Willows High School but later moved on to Manhattan International High School in New York City. Over the years, she has had more than 40 pets including
Customer service is always a tricky thing. In today’s world of instant communication and streaming video it is increasingly challenging – take the United Airlines debacle as an example. That was tough to see but especially for me who grew up in a United Airlines family – dad spent 30
The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers Well it looks like politics will remain noisy but won’t fundamentally contaminate the economy. The recent Fed actions to raise rates signals their confidence in the economy and their attempt to stave
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.
