Over the weekend I was reminded of one of my pet peeves. We were at the supermarket and as we were walking to the store a huge SUV pulls into the handicapped spot near the door. The 30-ish woman driving reached into the glove box and pulled out a handicapped tag which she hung on the mirror. The passenger, a man in his late 50’s-early 60’s hopped out of the door and walked briskly to the store. WTF? Continue reading
Roasted Chicken
It’s Friday so let’s talk about chickens or, more specifically, about roasting chickens. I don’t mean the classification of the bird: I mean how one prepares it. What the heck can we learn about business from roasting a chicken? Lots! Continue reading
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Going Rogue
I’m a big fan of “24” and I”m kind of sad it’s going off the air after Jack is done wiping out the latest threat. It’s interesting to me how over the years both the left and the right have seen Jack as a personification for the other side when in reality he’s kind of right down the middle – a guy who is trying to do what he believes is important to get a job done. The ends justify the means in his mind, even if those means involve torture, violating constitutional rights, etc.
But we’re not here to have a political discussion of 24 although it will be a great college course some day. Instead, I want to talk about what’s happening to Jack now – he’s lost his compass in my mind – as he kidnaps presidents and goes off the national security reservation in the interest of THE TRUTH coming out. Continue reading
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