Do people really care about the President’s “approval ratings”… I can’t imagine a greater waste of time.
Month: May 2006
Iran and Plans for Genocide
Ever since Ayatollah Khomeini toppled the Shah, Iran’s theocrats have regularly threatened Israel with genocide. The Iranian President is — how should we say — nuts, with his weekly threats to annialate Israel. The Israelis have decided to respond to
Palestinian Children Shot… by Palestinians
Five Palestinian Arab children were shot and wounded yesterday, leading to world-wide condemnation of Israel — oh wait, there was no world-wide condemnation of Israel. Why? As noted by the ABC News Report from Gaza: “Renewed clashes Tuesday between Hamas
Sokol Athletic Club
My good friend Jay Cheplowitz sent me an email over the weekend to tell me how he was at a party in one of the worst neighborhoods in Cleveland, and he encountered a wall with “Sokol” memorabilia… Most people don’t realize
Labor Unions – The Enemy of the Automotive Industry
The domestic automotive industry seems to have gone to hell in a hand basket. While the automotive industry indeed is in trouble, it’s mostly gone to hell in the Midwest — the once-strong regional bastion of Big Manufacturing and Big Labor. For
Kevlar Tires?
As an automotive enthusiast, I’ve always used low profile performance tires on my sport automobiles. The most recent tires I’ve purchased are Pirelli P Zero Neros all-season, Z-rated tires hanging on 18×10″ Rondell wheels. This is nearly the ultimate package for
Interesting Math Thoughts
I was researching mathematical differentiation and calculus over the weekend, and I came across a couple of interesting sites associated with common mathematical concepts: Infinity – the strange properties of this unwriteable ‘number’. Calculating the Value of Pi – a formula, with
Biggest Dot-Bomb Duds
As a former CEO of a venture-backed technology company, it is interesting to take a look back at some of the hair-brained ideas that received millions $$$ in venture capital. In 1999, I joked with my management team that we needed to
College Tuition and Market Pricing
CNN reports that college tuition has risen an astonishing 40 percent since 2000… For those of you in a situation similar to mine — i.e., planning to send a child off to college in the next year or so — you
Illegal Aliens
A few funny ones from Jay Leno… 1) Lots of businesses were closed, streets were closed – everything was closed but that big hole down on the Mexican border. 2) There’s a lot of debate on what we call these