BEHIND BEAUTY SALON DOORS
There be unknown creatures Hair salons are terra incognitos for most of us guys. Like mariners of the feudal world, we cross that salon threshold, and there be monsters and unknown […]
HOW MUCH STUFF IS ENOUGH?
Does stuff make you happy? THE END OF STUFF The “Era of Peek Stuff” remains alive and well as long as people feel the most important things are things. Those bulging closets or mini-storage units can hold a bit more, and consumer product sales remain healthy. Author-Minimalist guys Rick Hansen […]
THE GIFT OF SELF-IDENTIFICATION
WHO ARE YOU TO TELL US WHAT WE ARE? Like everyone else, we octogenarians struggle to keep up with the times. My sister looks on the Dave Chapelle and Netflix […]
KLEPTOCRACY: ROAD TO RICHES
WHERE COULD HE GO NOW? You may have missed the career opportunity of a lifetime. Until recently, extraordinary riches were available to you, all tax-free, if you became a despotic kleptocrat in some failed state. Of course, kleptocracy is not something you should try at home. But then again, there […]
THINK DIRTY AND GROW RICH
Our country’s an innovation hub. The time is ripe, so here’s a game plan. A growing filth river flows past us every day; diapers. They’re smelly, prohibited in land fill […]
NEVER PEE ON AN ELECTRIC FENCE
That goes for you too Vladimir and Xi The Climate Summit began this week in Glasgow, and neither President Putin nor Chairman Xi Jinping showed up. These two powerful men know how to make geo-political and diplomatic calculations and must have considered the matter before canceling. Their intelligence and sound […]