Tax Reform helps ALL Americans
There is an interesting dynamic that evolves when you write economic and financial articles every week. In my case, it can be like walking onto a car dealer’s lot and cringing at what is to…
Subaru Commercial
Some commercials are worth watching. Subaru got this one right. The two surfers, the grandpa (played by real surfer William “Harbor Bill” Mulcoy) and grandson, strike out in the early morning from different origination locations.…
First Book Almost Complete
My first book, a children’s book, is nearly complete and will be self-published. “The Adventures of Pochi” will be a series about a stuffed dog who circumvents the world learning about new cultures, traditions and…
2016 – the Year of Loss
By mid-year last year, it probably occurred to a lot of baby-boomers that we were losing a number of music greats. People like Glen Frey, David Bowie, Bobby Vee, Goerge Michael, Leon Russell and Prince…
Get Together – The Youngbloods – a song for the times
It was 1967 when the Youngbloods released Get Together. It was the time of Viet Nam and the hippie culture. It was before political correctness, so the song even mentions the second coming of Christ.…
Win the Powerball – how much goes to Uncle Sam?
A Massachusetts hospital worker just won nearly $759 million and is the single biggest winner of a Powerball jackpot.CNBC created an interesting infographic that illustrates a portion of the enormous chunk of the winnings of…
Calling out a problem in a company
If an employee calls out a concern in a corporate culture, should that employee be fired? That seems to be what happened to this former engineer who worked for Google. The employee even made some…
Open Live Writer
It’s been a long time since I used Microsoft’s product “Live Writer,” which allows for posting to a blog from your desktop. It just became apparent to me that while Microsoft stopped support of the…
Donald Trump Victory over Fake News
Ostrich flies to the tunes of Rocket Man
A great message about determination, perseverance and self-confidence. Samsung told a story and did a good job in a minute and 49 seconds.