Atlanta, GA November 7, 2020 Trump insulted the World War I veterans, so they all voted for Biden. – Michael Malice Unfortunately, it looks like one of them will win. Like a mugger in a police line-up, he was identified this morning. Meanwhile, the other crook continues to make his case. He is going to court, […]
Atlanta, GA November 3, 2020 Rarely have we had such cause to worry about what the present presents, and what the future holds. A couple days ago, we recounted our brief, unexpected journey to the 19th century. Having returned reluctantly to our own time, and had another look around, I’ve decided I want to go back […]
Glenn, MI September 30, 2020 The US is a one-party state, but with typical American extravagance, they have two of them. – Julius Nyerere, First President of Tanzania Last night, we saw the clowns. This morning, we consider the circus. Opinions make markets. If you can’t comprehend an opposing perspective, you don’t understand your own. […]
Glenn, MI September 29, 2020 Early morning, alone by the lake, some thoughts come to mind, and coalesce here. Tonight is the first in a series of presidential election debates, which will no doubt echo with the cadence of Cicero, the rhetoric of Demosthenes, and the rhythm of Homer. It will evoke the heady days […]
Atlanta, GA September 19, 2020 This year has been generous. It’s given us plenty to complain about, and I’ve taken full advantage. I’ve drunk from every half-empty glass, and found the cloud within each silver lining. Dazed and confused, groping in the dark as the ground shifts beneath our feet, it’s hard each day not […]
Sao Paulo, Brazil September 11, 2001 The phone rang. My boss, Brian Rodkey, was on the line. “Are you watching the news?” “No. Why?” “You should turn it on. We may be here a while.” After an overnight flight from Atlanta, I arrived here early this morning. I reserved the day room for a quick […]
Atlanta, GA August 7, 2020 After almost ten days beside Lake Michigan, enjoying some normalcy and ignoring the news, we returned this week to the ongoing inanity. Like the bunny who sat near me each morning nibbling on his blade of grass, something the last several months has been gnawing at me. But as with […]
Auburn, AL July 19, 2020 Partly as therapy to lift my spirits, I have devoted recent space to recollections from other places and earlier days. The last several weeks, I have pilfered a basement box containing notes from a long-ago trip to France. It is pleasant to re-live those wonderful experiences. But their memories make it […]
by John D. Breen University of San Francisco December 1996 Businesses neither derive from nor exist in a vacuum. Rather, they emerge from, evolve in, and are influenced by the trends of the society in which they operate. That that society today comprises the greater extent of the globe renders cognizance of this fact essential. […]
Blois, France April 23, 2000 Dimanche de pâques After a peaceful pastoral respite of small villages, open space, and fine wine, we returned yesterday to the mischievous world of connivers, scoundrels, chiselers, and crooks. We delved back into politics! Like overstaying our welcome at another’s family reunion, we’re really getting to know the Valois clan […]