I have been wondering about right and wrong, which in my view is the soul of morality. That is hardly something new of course, but my inquiry is really about who gets to determine right and wrong. Is it each individual as he thinks best, or is it society as a whole? For example: Is […]
This is a book I co-authored with David Dowell, who, as a businessman, has seen all sides of the real estate industry. The book is called appropriately: How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate if You Know Nothing About Commercial Real Estate We first wrote the backbone of the book as an assignment for a […]
Socrates and Plato were pretty smart – as we already know –but this blows me away and you may have the same reaction. So I saw this quote in a book by Bill Manley called The Oldest Book in the World. The book is about the teachings of someone called Ptahhatp, who may have been […]
Why is it so hard for people to say something like: “You know, I was wrong. Totally wrong. And you were right. I am now changing my view to your view. Thank you for convincing me.” I do this all the time. And it is a strange thing but it is cathartic for a […]
I don’t know about you, but I keep running into brilliant people who tell me that they believe things that seem- to me at least- to be obviously incorrect or at least not factually supportable. I very well know I don’t have a monopoly on truth, and I could be scammed myself, but some of […]
Professional Hog Calling – I guess this is not a profession but they have hog calling contests at state fairs in the Midwest and one of my dreams is to compete. You should hear my hog calls.
Pig Parties – every few years we have a major bash at our house called a Pig Party. There is too much to describe but there are live pigs roaming the house – at the last party there were pig races – and of course a hog-calling contest off the deck in the backyard.
Business Failures – there have been a fair number. Over time, I will let you know about these and what was learned along the way. For example, if you gave me 24 hours I could write a book entitled: How Not To Open a Restaurant. Ugh, that was a disaster.
VC Investor – I regularly provide seed capital to creative sponsors with interesting business ideas. My checks may not be large however, I try to be as strategically useful as financially.
Publishing Business – I just teamed up with a good friend to buy into a publishing company – called Easton Publishing. This is the company that has published my debut fiction novel (more to come on that!) and I find my partner there – David Wilk – to be just about the most knowledgeable person in […]