Rome is burning…
Last week Bristol Palin’s memoir was released in the US.
Who??
Exactly.
Bristol Palin is a 20 year old nobody American, the daughter of a wanna-be politician, whose only achievement in life is that she had a baby in high …
searching for men of honor…
Recently, the (western press) headline news has been littered with stories of successful men behaving despicably – dishonourable.
Thinking about it – over the past 20 years, the news is frequently full of stories of dishonour.
Word of honor…
Code …
ode to Greg Anderson…
Greg Anderson is the personal trainer for Barry Bonds, arguably the greatest major league baseball player in the history of the game.
Bonds is on trial for lying about using steroids and Greg, his childhood friend and personal trainer refuses …
the last days of Rome….
I posted (something I rarely do) on my facebook wall, a comment of disappointment on this world we live in today:
the last days of Rome…
the first time “fuck” was used in an oscar speech and said by a …
Oprah Winfrey leadership (part 2)
As this is my blog – I wish to re-state that everything I write about is my opinion.
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Although I consider myself in the American political sense of the two words: “right and left” …
a conservative-ish libertarian, so …
I just want it to be easy, but its so difficult….
The Economist recently had a cover page dedicated to an article which claims research suggests that life begins at 46…
After some philosophical banter about when our “happiness” levels peak and fall …. I learned that when we turn 46, …
the last days of Rome…
This past weekend, I took my two girls to see the movie “Secretariat,” the story of arguably, the greatest race horse in history.
Unlike most movies or TV shows today – “Secretariat” is not focused on violence or the failures …
It’s not my fault, it’s his …
I am in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a couple of days.
Five American business men sat behind me in the boarding lounge at the airport.
They work for a Washington, D.C. based company, but seem to work in different offices.…
buy now, pay now
Early this morning, like trudging waste deep in a filthy swamp, I adventured through various American news sites.
A famous department store (a store which has histrocially, targeted the lower, middle class american) seemed to be the main sponsor of …
it’s much more important to be respected than it is to be liked…
I am in India for the next 4 days..
The direct flight from Dubai to Bangalore on Emirates is an easy 3:30 hour, but it leaves at 3:30am, so it makes the journey somewhat arduous.
As I couldn’t sleep, I …