In the midst of what seems like endless economic chaos, I work for a company that is doing exceptionally well right now. So well that many people are getting caught up in it. Private equity firms are constantly knocking on the door, and it seems like I frequently hear talk of an IPO.
As the [...]
Today my wife told me that she gets embarrassed when she is around and I try to haggle. I guess I can understand, I used to be like that too, and only over time have I grown bolder. With this in mind, I have to ask why is it that in America, money seems to [...]
It is a common belief that failure is the opposite of success, you either succeed or you fail, and there isn’t much of an in between. But is this really true?
Thomas Edison is credited with creating the filament in light bulbs that made them feasible for average americans to buy (no he did not invent [...]
I’ve never been much for the “standard” way of doing things, because I know if I put my own style behind it it’ll be more memorable. So this post is a blend of a standard blog post and a parting or “keep in touch” letter to my colleagues, in which I out myself as a [...]
I was recently called and asked to participate in a Gallup survey, and for some reason I agreed. Eventually, after wading through questions about political beliefs and the economy, the question about my personal happiness came around. I thought about it for a second, and didn’t have anything to complain about. I felt content with [...]
For my entire life until we moved into our new house I had cable, nearly every imaginable channel, and I never fathomed my life without it. Whenever I turn on a cable channel I take a step back in time to a memory of years past. Speed Channel depicts my childhood years dreaming of cars [...]
Cliques are everywhere, they are unavoidable. As we grow up we float from clique to clique and we change “lunch table groups;” perhaps we were even members of a couple of different cliques at once. Our friends shape our reality and influence us beyond belief.
Even as we get older peer pressure is still extremely powerful. [...]
