Intentionally Vicarious: Having more fun than anyone else you know!

Speaking of unintended consequences... We all need to be aware of the "Benefits Cliff." It just might be the most perverse scenario that creates a really, REALLY massive disincentive to the working poor. 

We've all had bad experiences with the nightmare of so-called "Customer Service." Not that I want to play Can You Top This, but I'd be surprised - and have tremendous sympathy with you - if you actually can top my recent interaction with AT&T. The issue I had was double-billing of $829.99 for a new iPhone 16.   Here's an overview of what happened:   AT&T double-billed me for an iPhone 16 I investe...

DO NOT get swept up into the money-chasing, "Simplify & Polarize" strategy of the politicians and political media. The fact is, 85% of America is in general agreement about what abortion policy should be. That's right, 85% agreement . 

Political polarization in America is a MYTH!!! Follow the money and it's easy to see how the media manipulates into believing this baloney.

Living and/or working in an echo chamber is safe and comfortable, but unconscionably lazy and dumb. It is SO, so easy to intentionally - or accidentally - place oneself in an environment that constantly reinforces pre-existing beliefs and opinions, and at the same time prevents consideration of alternative ideas and perspectives. Listen up to understand just how scary an echo chamber can get...

It's the BEST of times. Not even close. It's HUGELY better to be alive today than ever.

I just got an invitation to connect on LinkedIn from a guy whose profile headline is, "A preeminent expert in leadership development through inclusion." Not just any expert, a preeminent expert! Are you as impressed by that as me?  

Simple, profound and extremely helpful for career planning. Dive deeper and Ikigai becomes a set of guidelines for your whole life. 

As we all slowly begin to emerge from our shelter in place lockdown we need to continue to examine and think about what happened, what we did in response to this pandemic and what we should do next.

Am I a crazy daredevil, or am I hopelessly risk averse? No offense, but I don't give a damn what your answer to that question may be.

Trump's ability to be an effective President of the United States of America and Commander-In-Chief is incidental to the primary goal of the Dems & Republicans, which is to ensure the ongoing growth and financial health of the Political Industry.

This COVID crisis is serious, but... it's also merely the lastest catastrophe in a centuries-long chain of catastrophes. Everything will be fine.

The short answer to "What's a capitalist's path to community service?" Implement a Willful Impact Business Unit that makes a profit and climbs the Hierarchy of Community Service.

So the COVID crisis got you down? Consider this thought from M. Thomas Blalock, III... "Hate the pandemic. Love the opportunity."

Like it or not you, me and everyone else we know is part and parcel of placing a dollars and cents value on a human life. Get your head around that!

All of it! It all needs to become null and void. The CARES Act got passed in a gigantic hurry. I'm OK with that. BUT... When the crisis is over, the CARES Act needs to end with it. If parts of it make sense, Congress can enact new legislation to reinstate those and only those parts. 

The Constitution is an amazingly extraordinary document that captures amazingly extraordinary ideas and ideals.

Seems like I touched a few nerves with my " Whither the Post Office " episode a couple of weeks ago. Enough so that I feel compelled to respond to a few things that emerged as objections to my perspective.

With politicians and bureaucrats using crises to suck up more power for themselves, we Americans must insist upon and/or take it upon ourselves to accomplish 3 things: ALL "corona-legislation," that is, bills passed to address this black-swan COVID-19 event, must have a 12 month sunset provision . Relax regulatory restrictions - temporarily - to facilitate development and deployment of products an...

It was obsolete and dopey. And I never did wear it. But I still knew where it was after the 4+ decades and 11 homes I've had since my collegiate days. 

A Zero-Sum game = Higher Costs = Lower Quality = Nothing Left to Invest in Innovation = No Progress. Seriously now, is that a good idea?

Let's keep things in perspective. We survived bubonic plague, SARS, HIV and all manner of other biological crises. Not that it isn't serious, but don't get crazy!

I'm appalled that we allow our federal government to employ more than 600,000 people to expend 95% of their work effort to deliver trash to our homes; while annually burning 146 Million gallons of gas and cutting down 100 Million trees.

I might just draw the line, however with the Skyrider 2.0 standing airplane seat made by the Italian company Aviointeriors. A stand-up seat?

Political Correctness is the modern-day incarnation of the Inquisition.