I keep my eye open for unique businesses that thrive when most would say that they can’t. A few years ago, my love of classical music (which balances out my love for Country music) led me to The Classical Station in Wake Forest, NC. The General Manager is Deborah S. Proctor, and she often talks [...]
You remember a post about a year ago about the broom man? Since I walk past his front door often, and when the weather is good he is sometimes out sweeping his curb gutters, we always wave and he always holds out his broom and asks me to sweep for a while. A few days [...]
Wasn’t it only yesterday that I was celebrating the beginning of my seventh decade with Bros. Don and Tom in the sunny Napa Valley of California, way out on the left coast? Then how come today I’m kicking off my 76th year? Fortunately no one is planning to “do” my birthday, and I will be [...]
Let me introduce you to Kiva and the world of microfinance in the developing world. It is the story of Matthew and Jessica Flannery who are true believers in the power of small business development to change the lives of the poor. The Flannerys claim that half the world’s population live on less than $2 [...]
Everyone seems to have opinions about happiness research. Apparently a branch of such research goes under the hapless name of “hedonic adaption.” EconLog, Happiness Research: Get Used to It, Bryan Caplan: Library of Economics and Liberty I’m not so sure I want to get used to it, except perhaps for its entertainment value. In my [...]
Here’s a dandy article to start off the new year. Why do anthropologists strain so hard trying to prove an unprovable theory of evolution? At least it keeps them off the streets. The proper study of mankind | Economist.com SEVEN hundred and forty centuries ago, give or take a few, the skies darkened and the [...]
I love articles like this. I suspect that young, hungry reporters are fascinated by the idea of craggy old men grasping for more and more and staying alive in the process. Entrepreneurship | Gerontocapitalism | Economist.com GETTING old is a depressing prospect. If things go well, you may find yourself playing shuffleboard on a cruise [...]
For more years than I can count I have put in a one or two hour stint each December ringing a bell beside a kettle for the Salvation Army. It’s Saturday afternoon, and my day as arrived once again. I spent my hour musing on this particular brand of Christmas madness. In years past I [...]
WSJ.com – Drucker on Everything For 30 years, the immigrant from Austria graced these pages as a contributor, usually under the heading, “Drucker on Management.” That was a typical piece of modesty, because the more accurate description of his work would have been Drucker on Everything. He was a student of human behavior in all [...]
Peter Drucker died Friday, November 11, 2005, at age 95. The linked Forbes article was written a year ago. Peter Drucker On Leadership – Forbes.com NEW YORK – Peter F. Drucker was born 95 years ago today–can it be possible?–in Vienna. The universally known writer, thinker and lecturer now is nearly deaf and doesn’t get [...]
