All Entries in the "Current Events" Category
Friday Morning Fix - January 2nd, 2009
Happy New Year and welcome to the very first Friday Morning Fix of 2009!
After more than six years of living in the sunny Caribbean I’ve finally moved back to Massachusetts (when I arrived it was 8 degrees Fahrenheit and snowing). Thanks to those of you who sent “good luck” emails and best wishes. I appreciate [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - December 26th, 2008
Happy Holidays and welcome to the final Friday Morning Fix for 2008. I’m writing this from my wife’s grandparents’ house nestled in the beautiful mountains of Constanza in the Dominican Republic – surrounded by great family and, of course, entirely too much food and drink. When I’m finished writing, my wife and I will jump [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - December 19th, 2008
I haven’t answered emails (at least not publicly) in a long time. Here are two that I recently received but hadn’t replied to yet. Comments and criticism are always welcome.
“You haven’t said ‘boo’ about the bailouts of the financial and auto sectors.”
Actually, I have. But let me reiterate my position in case I haven’t been [...]
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The Ultimate Home Office (Video)
If you’re like most people you work in something similar to these cubicles. Personally, I think I’d shoot myself if I were locked in an office all day long but people have to make a living, right? I do most of my work either on the fly or in my home office which, by the [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - December 12th, 2008
It’s been quite a week in the world of politics with the spotlight focused squarely on Illinois. The Governor, Rod Blagojevich, was arrested on corruption charges by the FBI after supplying them with an avalanche of incriminating statements surrounding his intent to sell President-elect Obama’s U.S. Senate Seat to the highest bidder. Honestly, you have [...]
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Howard Dean Gloats as Peggy Noonan Looks on the Bright Side
I met Howard Dean several times between 1991 and 1993 when he was Governor of Vermont and I was a cadet at Norwich University. I even had the opportunity to chat on-on-one with him for about a half hour once over lunch. During each encounter he came off as a warm, intelligent leader, legitimately concerned [...]
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How to Stay out of the Dog House (video)
This is my first Christmas since getting married. My mother sent me this video. Is she trying to tell me something? This should be mandatory viewing for all men. Absolutely hilarious.
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Friday Morning Fix - December 5th, 2008
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you might have noticed that I’m about to change locations. After six years of living and working in the Dominican Republic I’ve decided it’s time to “pop smoke” as we used to say in the U.S. Army (which means to literally activate smoke canisters so you can [...]
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Putting the Pieces Together in Mumbai (Video)
This collection of videos from security cameras, television crews, and bystander cellphones was put together by Sky News. At one point you can see what happened when the crowd got their hands on one of the terrorists. The exact details surrounding the attacks won’t be known for weeks or months. Meanwhile, tensions between India and [...]
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The Double-Edged Sword of Globalization
The dust is far from settled in Mumbai after one of the worst terrorist attacks on Indian soil was perpetrated last week. However, information and explanations are beginning to trickle out and the experts are trying to make sense of it all - not an easy task. Olivier Guitta writes in the Middle East Times: [...]
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