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I wake up early these days and run out for coffee and a newspaper from the sparkly clean nearby convenience store. The headline about the (likely…
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January 2023

Lots of folks grumble about the Fed. But think about it. They must have exponentially more data to parse than a few years ago. So, the Fed people can…
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Years ago William F. Buckley, Jr. was given credit for pushing the extremists out of the Republican Party. No one has emerged to fill that role. And, if…
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I woke up today and learned that the morning paper in nearby Fort Wayne, Indiana will be discontinuing its Sunday edition to be replaced by a “weekend…
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Not perfectly...but what is the alternative?
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Our local paper has an article about the mixed economic indicators that the economy has been sending. I’m wondering if the worst of it is over, perhaps…
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December 2022

As a child at about the age of 10 or so, I recall thinking about etchings on the walls of caves and tried to imagine people struggling to making sense…
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Back in the 80s, sometimes (in marketing circles) one heard the admonition, “Sell the sizzle, not the steak.” And, you’ll recall, Walter Mondale-riffing…
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Over the course of what feels like an increasingly longish lifespan, one lesson I’ve learned is the people generally show all their colors no matter…
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I was chatting with someone the other day. This person has had some success getting manuscripts accepted for publication. We were talking about handling…
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In my part time spent in the equestrian world, there is the old expression about how a horse can get the bit in his (or her) teeth, take off running…
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My radio co-host asked me this week to talk about how to have a good holiday. A few thoughts follow. Set reasonable expectations. My Dad wasn’t one to…
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