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I have learned, not quickly unfortunately, but through a long series of disappointed looks from my kids and head shakes from my wife, what exactly proper etiquette looks like. Or rather what it doesn't look like. There was a time not so long ago that my phone was always on. I had pockets in my ...
04/17/2009
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... And the reason is..."The bail-out of the financial markets could potentially cause a Trillion dollar deficit, which weakens the dollar. So, of course since oil is priced in dollars it HAD to go up...right? ...
09/22/2008
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Myth: The financing has all dried up, nobody can qualify to buy a house I don't believe it and neither should you. Okay, Clearly we are grading on a curve. Is it harder to get a buyer financed now than it was a couple years ago? Sure it is, and thankfully so. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have ti...
09/18/2008
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I don't know if Nostradamus saw this coming 450 years ago, but if you keep your ear to the ground, or CNBC, you have seen this train wreck coming for weeks. Lehman Brothers is bankrupt, Merrill Lynch was sold for a deal that makes Manhattan Island for a handful of beads look bad, and AIG dropped ...
09/15/2008
I am constantly having this discussion with my 13-year old daughter. Whatever it is, come tell me. You would much rather I hear it from you first. If I hear it from someone else, you can't control the message. Facts and details that are clear to you may become fuzzy or embellished with the re...
09/02/2008
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Man, if there's one thing I hate doing, it's putting out a prediction. Unless it's for an 80-year time horizon you are setting yourself up not just to not be right, but to in fact be wrong. With that said, oil SHOULD drop Tuesday. After a big run up in anticipation of Gustav churning to as muc...
09/01/2008
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I get that a presidential candidate chooses a running mate that covers their weeknesses. Someone that IS what they AREN'T. I think somebody needs to tell Johnny that that can be taken to far. If the easy rap on Barak is the lack of experience how do you justify a 1-year governor? Sarah Palin ...
08/29/2008
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Presidential politics are ALWAYS a challenge. The problem isn't so much Obama or McCain, Republican or Democrat, it's not having access to the moderate, progressive third option. With the national coverage that AR has I feel it i time for the people to take to the streets in support of the bett...
08/28/2008
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The problem isn't so much Obama or McCain, it's the lack of a moderate, progressive third option. I know the Ron Paul movement is out there, but take a look at this video. I think we have a viable third choice that could really gain momentum. http://www.inews3.com/play.php?first=ActiveRain&last...
08/28/2008
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There is a fine line between Loitering and Hanging-around, I think the subtle difference is intent. Networking on the other hand is very intentional and you can see from a mile away. Just being in a room chatting with your fellow business people is often confused with networking. Has your offic...
08/28/2008