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There Is GOLD in Them Thar Bills

Arguably, three states in our country are famous for gold: Alaska, California, and New York. California had a gold rush in 1849. Although it was not a state yet, Alaska had a gold rush in 1896. New York is famous in more modern times because of Wall Street and the financial trading in Gold and…

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Got Chaos? Adapt, Innovate, Communicate

Your business has changed in less than a week unless you live under a rock. This has nothing to do with politics, but economics. If you run a business that resells products from overseas, the cost of what you sell has gone up. If you run a SAS or service business, the cost of running…

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What's the Deal… with Silos?

I have always lived in cities. Not big ones, but smaller suburbs. Generally, especially in the Midwest, you usually encounter farms when you travel between towns by car. In Illinois, there were lots of farms. Most have barns and silos. I knew what the barns were for, but did not quite understand silos and why…

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Is the Price… Higher or Lower?

Have you ever watched the TV show “The Price is Right?” It's a daytime game show in which people are selected to bid on an item. The winner gets up on stage to play a game to win bigger prizes. Then, those people compete to spin a wheel to get to the showcase showdown, where…

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The Original Inbox

I am a music geek… and I loves me some Pink Floyd. David Gillmore is amazing, and their songs are well-produced and thought-provoking. One of my favorites is “Welcome to the Machine” which explores themes of disillusionment, alienation, and the dehumanizing effects of systems of power, particularly in the music industry. I also believe as…

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Reach Out… Reach Out and Touch Someone

Back in the 1980s, I worked for Ma Bell, better known as AT&T or Western Electric. It was the only game in town and a total monopoly. In 1984, it was broken up with AT&T owning the long-distance game and the Baby Bells owning local service. Those nine new companies lacked the resources to upgrade…

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