November 20, 2008 · 10:41 am
Those of us that are native speakers of English are familiar with the expression “actions speak louder than words.” It’s a popular idiom, generally meaning that doing something is better than talking about something. But there’s another meaning as well. Continue reading →
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Tagged as bail out, business, Chrysler, Congress, economy, Ford, Forrest Gump, GM, politics, Washington, Washington D.C.
November 18, 2008 · 3:53 pm
I had something unusual happen to me the other day. I wanted to spend a few hundred dollars with a wireless company and they wouldn’t take my money. This was not some kind of weird currency I minted myself either – just hard-earned, good old American greenbacks. So while I kind-sorta get what they’re thinking, I really don’t understand the logic. Continue reading →
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Tagged as AT&T, AT&T Mobility, blackberry, BlackberryBold, business, iphone, management, RIM, Smartphone, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi
November 17, 2008 · 8:48 am
My friend and I were standing in the yard the other day when he said something to me that resonated. “I think we’ve both seen the country and the world go through some bad times before,” he said, “but it’s never felt like this.” That, of course, got me wondering how our grandparents felt (great grandparents for you younger types) on the eve of the Great Depression. What are the lessons from then that we can apply today? Continue reading →
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Tagged as barack obama, economy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, history, life, Obama, politics, Stock market crash
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