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Category Archives: Serious Stuff
A metaphor for health insurance even Congress can understand
1 CommentOne of the arguments that always comes back about the number of uninsured is that 64% or so of Americans have insurance and like it. (WaPo) But, what nobody is doing is actually looking at what the insurance really is. … Continue reading
Those damn socialists at the Englewood Water Department
1 CommentA water main starting leaking in front of my house. Last week, the City of Englewood sent a man out in a pickup truck who marked up the pavement with green and orange paint. This morning, the Socialist Englewood Water … Continue reading
How important is a human legacy
Leave a commentI watch a lot of History Channel. It lends some perspective. One of the series they are running is about the Knights Templar. All the legends aside, the one thing that was striking to me is how long some of … Continue reading
Amy Poehler, wisdom, teamwork and the art of improv
Leave a commentHulu left the best parts of the interview out and I hope to be able to find them to piece this together, but the video below comes the closest. Among the gems: “Playing with good players makes you look really … Continue reading
Dear Minority Leader John Boehner; this I fear more
3 CommentsA few days ago, I saw a video of you saying that Americans most fear the US Federal Government is spending beyond it’s means and that we are leaving a mountain of debt to our kids and grandkids. (I can’t … Continue reading
What’s wrong with our public schools?
Leave a commentA mass of children, all huddled around a 19inch CRT TV, watching the President address our nation of youth. In 2009. Really, WSJ this is the very best photo you could source that shows the rest of the world how … Continue reading
Health care on a freemium pricing model
3 CommentsI was listening to Gary Vaynerchuk* yesterday deliver a talk to publishers and indie bookstore owners. At some point in the talk, he encourages everyone to have some sort of freemium pricing model. That got parked in the furrows of … Continue reading