If you’ve been around the business world, you’ve probably seen all sorts of acronyms: EBIT, DOD, BOC, NPV, ROI, and so on. Well, here’s an important one that’s not yet in everyone’s lexicon: OPM – Other People’s Money. It’s
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Visit to the Comedy Club
We recently went to the Comedy Club at the Greene Town Center to catch Rob Schneider do his stand-up routine… He had some very funny moments… He indicated that he is the son of a Jewish father and a Filipino
The Cost of Higher Education
This is a cute one…
Even More Insights from History
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean. The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man. Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density. The
What Kind of Change?
The growing cost of gasoline…
Inflation? Recession? Stagflation?
How does this make you feel?
Additional Insights from History
Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds. The night of January 20 is “Saint Agnes’s Eve”, which is regarded as
Liberal Jews – Part 28
Is it hard to believe that I find Liberal Jews so preposterous and anathemas to my way of life? A recent issue of New York magazine talks about the ultra-Liberal, Paul Krugman, as well as his five cohorts: In
More Interesting Tidbits
Q: Why is someone who is feeling great ‘on cloud nine’? A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person
Insights from History
If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth. To make