Last year I wrote about Donald Trump and how his political campaign resonated with many Americans because many of us enjoy a good affront to any establishment, especially that of the political kind. I mentioned that there is a deeply rooted national logic to it, thanks to the way our Founding Fathers behaved. I went…
2016 Presidential Election
What are these candidates trying to prove? How did we get here? Am I supposed to vote for a candidate or against another? This is called mudslinging? To vote or not to vote? How did we get here? Even if I do vote, will I regret it the next day? Funny how democracy tears us…
Nurturing an Innovation Ecosystem
There is a saying in California that I used to hear often. “If something is hot, pour gasoline on it”. It’s a good motto for nurturing an innovation ecosystem. Data from the Kauffman Foundation shows that most jobs are created when companies move past the incubation stage and into the sales growth or “gazelle” stage….
Silence and Respect
Taking a walk through hollowed ground. A tribute to those who were never found. Friends, Family and the Unknown Soldier. We Americans stand tall on their strong shoulders. Memorial Day is a somber one. Reviving memories of what needed to be done. Photo credit: Marta Girdwood Thanks for reading my thirty-fifth blog post. The Republican…
The Gig Economy
A recent longitudinal survey on employment duration from the Bureau of Labor Statistics almost nailed down my work history. And I quote, “young adults born in the early 1980s held an average of 7.2 jobs from age 18 through age 28.” That’s a new job every 17 months! This stat surprises most baby boomers, especially…
Toe the Line
As children we played the game “tug of war” often. This is where two teams would line up opposite each other and pull a thick rope with all their strength. The goal was to pull your opponents into the mud, which separated us by about ten feet. Each team would toe the line until one…
The Republican Millennial 