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Entries from May 2009

Driving the Whole Pickin’ Economy into the Ditch

May 29th, 2009 · No Comments

My full-time occupation is print broker. I serve my customers printing needs by shopping the best values, arranging for and assisting the proofing process, attending press checks, following up on deliveries, and if needed, interfacing with the mailing house. When I’m busy I barely have time to breathe. Lately I haven’t been so busy–in fact […]

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Tags: It's always someone else's fault · Do the least that's necessary for success · The customer is someone you have to put up with · A1 - Buy Book Here · Promise things you have no intention of doing · It's All About The Money · Resist learning anything new · Don't share what you know · Be a jerk! · Always look out for #1 · Truth is in the mind of the beholder

Who Really Runs/Owns the Country?

May 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

You can often guage the mood of the public by what the commedians are saying. John Stewart of the Daily Show doesn’t pull punches when it comes to politics, in fact he goes so far over the top at times, that even his faithful audience fans are surprised. Remember that Mr. Stewart leans so far […]

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Tags: Promise things you have no intention of doing · It's All About The Money · Truth is in the mind of the beholder

Let the Dead Bury the Dead

May 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A local news story aired the other day. It seems a woman was killed in a traffic accident. There were other people injured, but she was the only one who didn’t survive.
The EMT’s arrived at the scene and did what they do best, they did a triage, and seeing that the woman was no longer among the living, […]

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Prudential Weeps Over “Say On Pay” Passage

May 18th, 2009 · No Comments

This morning I learned the results of Prudential Financial’s stockholder meeting. The stockholders did not accept the board’s recommendation to let the executives decide their own compensation without stockholder supervision. The Say on Pay resolution passed with 61.5% of the vote. Much of the praise belongs to Executive Wealth an organization that is working diligently […]

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Corporate Pirates Just Laugh in Our Faces!

May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

First let me say that I haven’t had a real problem with Vanguard. The funds have done better than many others. In downturns they haven’t lost as much and in the upswings they do better than the average. Vanguard seems to be one of the good guys, however, you knew this was coming didn’t you? […]

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Tags: Promise things you have no intention of doing · It's All About The Money · Always look out for #1 · Don't share what you know · Truth is in the mind of the beholder