Archive for December, 2009

Learning How To Ski (Part Deux)

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

I remember writing an article sometime ago. I wrote it, as I recall, for the American Cash Flow Journal. The article was entitled something like, “If You are Going to Learn How to Ski, You Can’t be Afraid to Fall.” I spent a few minutes trying to find a copy of the article, but wasn’t [...]

The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

This article appears to be one of the most substantial critiques of President Obama’s method of handling diplomacy, particularly in the troubled regions of the Arab Gulf States as well as in India and Kashmir.  The thrust of the article, as you’ll be able to tell, is that, rhetoric aside, the fabled intellectual nuances of [...]

Life Goes On

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

My goodness, the generational gap between my childhood and theirs! When my parents sent me to bed, they were pretty much assured I was going to bed.  There was a possibility of a telephone, but the only telephone around was in the kitchen.   Escape was virtually impossible.  It could have been done, of course, [...]