My first introduction to Peter Drucker was The Effective Executive, a shorter book but one that transformed my idea of 'getting things done' and managing to a goal. It was a fairly easy, high-impact read and it's on my short-list of books I like to...
“I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one.” -Mark Twain On a regular basis I receive emails in the form of 2000+ word essays, most of which could have been reduced to a few defining statements, bullets,...
Three Things - September 20, 2022 [Note: I typically don't include notes in these emails but, alas, it's been a year and a half since the last one and I want to provide a reintroduction! Concept: originally once weekly, now maybe once every 2-3 weeks, I share...
Whenever I tell someone how much I hate the winters here in the Northeast they always ask, "Well where are you from?" My answer, deadpan: "Michigan". I guess it doesn't really matter where the winter is, I just don't get along with it. Sure, I love...
Three Things - February 2, 2021 First Thing: Unified Control Over the past several months I've listened to a number of people fret and/or complain about the perils of a single party (in this case, the Democrats) controlling the presidency, the House, and the Senate. "They're going...
Three Things - January 27, 2021 First Thing: Government R&D There is a strong case for public (aka government) spending on research and development even among conservative economists. As an economic conservative I approach government spending in private industry with a degree of skepticism. Not only can it...
Somehow I was able to fit a lot of reading time into a very busy time of year. Perhaps it was due to the multiple snow days we had? Who knows! The Way of the Superior Man, was certainly the most profound, impactful, and important book...
Thank God for Bitcoin offers a unique contribution to the ongoing development of "cryptocurrency theory." Written by a (rather large) team of authors, clergy, business people, and general Bitcoin enthusiasts, the book applies a Christian perspective to the topic. The book regularly quotes Bible passages...
Three Things - January 20, 2021 First thing: Cold showers are really good for you, and my recent reading of Seneca the Younger has proven that cold showers aren't just a modern fad. Although he mentions it many times elsewhere, here are two passages from his 'Letters from a Stoic': "Remembering my...
Three Things - January 11, 2021 First thing: The country Liberia was formed when a group of Americans made an attempt to 'repatriate' African-American slaves to Africa. As I've been reading Alexis de Tocqueville's important book Democracy in America I've been appalled by his account of America's treatment of Native Americans and...