All Entries in the "Friday Morning Fix" 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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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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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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Friday Morning Fix - November 28th, 2008
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you’re already aware that I’m not crazy about the idea of Hillary Clinton serving as Obama’s Secretary of State. If not, you can catch up here. Other than her, I’ve been pretty satisfied with the team that Obama is putting together. Is it full of Clintonistas? Yes, [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - November 21st, 2008
One of the things I’ve always liked about Obama is that he projects a “cool” image without making it look like he’s trying too hard. Contrast that with the wooden, grumpy John McCain that we saw during the election and it’s easy to see why he has such celebrity power. He’s easy to look up [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - November 14th, 2008
Whatever your opinion of Bush there’s no doubting the fact that the U.S. has not experienced another major terrorist attack since September 11th. And while many of his tactics have been controversial (to say the least), the overwhelming majority of Americans are pretty happy not being blown up and don’t really care what measures are [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - November 7th, 2008
The 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections are over and Barack Obama has won. His first order of business was to try and lower the stratospheric expectations of his presidency and he did so in his acceptance speech. The following statements stuck out like a sore thumb to me:
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will [...]
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Friday Morning Fix - October 31st, 2008
I voted last week via absentee ballot in my 5th presidential election. I voted for Barack Obama. I voted for him not because I think he is the be-all and end-all of presidential politics, but because I agree with much of what he has to say. In spite of that, it wasn’t my agreements with [...]
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