Two of my life time passions are playing golf and the development of processes in developing strategic management. In this video I combine both passions into one valuable lesson. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU1hMPaW6jM … [Read more...]
General George Patton
I just read a book on General Patton, full of photos taken by him. Before this I did not know that he was much more than a famous general. He competed in the Olympics, wrote poetry, was a champion horseman and many more things. I did know, though, that he loved this country. Happily he is not here to see the America of today, a seriously divided country whose people have lost their precious … [Read more...]
America has become UnAmerican
I wrote this on January 7, 2021, the day after the electoral college elected a new President. … [Read more...]
The Irreparable Damage Done by Lockdowns
We have been misled by “experts in charge” about what to do about the COVID pandemic. They have avoided providing information that measures the risk, perhaps in terms of probability, from any specific behavior – leaving the impression that any exposure to certain people and places would trigger another case. They seem to be in collusion with the people who take every opportunity to stoke fear … [Read more...]
It Was Love Vs. Hate and Hate Won
That’s the way I figure it. As you could tell from the rallies Trump had a ton of enthusiastic supporters, about 70 million of them, who grew to love the guy. On the other side there were more than 70 million who have a deep hated of him. Joe Biden was irrelevant; John Doe could have defeated Trump this time because the forces of hate had almost all the media, including some at Fox, saying … [Read more...]
Lodato Family Gathers During the Pandemic
The Familia Lodato, the one started by Sylvia and me so many decades ago, spent four days together in the San Diego area a couple of weeks ago. It was a glorious time, extremely well planned, with terrific venues, lots of laughter, warm discussions and a whole lot more. Most important it was a family thing. We have a grandma and grandpa, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, grandsons and … [Read more...]
Venturing Out During the Pandemic
October 2020 Some may have concerns about our getting infected with the virus on our upcoming 4-day trip to San Diego county. The probability of us returning virus free is 99.97848. Here’s the calculation using statistics from SanDiegoCounty.gov. Over 226 days (thru 9/27/2020) there have been 1,453 cases of people 80 years old and above getting infected. The rate per 100,00 of these … [Read more...]
Mathematics and Me
I think I’m a Platonist when it comes to mathematics. Some scholars feel very strongly that mathematical truths are “out there,” waiting to be discovered. Platonism takes its name from the ancient Greek thinker Plato, who imagined that mathematical truths inhabit a world of their own—not a physical world, but rather a non-physical realm of unchanging perfection; a realm that exists outside of … [Read more...]
Meet the Real Systemic Racists Against Blacks
Think about it. Suppose you really hate blacks and want to see them suffer from murder, other violent crime and fear. In other words, you don’t want blacks to be at peace. And you want someone else to be blamed for the injustice and carnage. A logical answer is that you would defund the organizations responsible for their protection and blame the police for systemic racism – even though the … [Read more...]
The Noble Martini
For some reason I hadn't had a martini for perhaps a decade or so. The other night our cocktail hour host offered me one, (I actually had two). I was so carried away, I wrote to him the following. "Thanks for bringing the martini back into my life. I will never abandon it again. I had lost my way. My dignity has been rediscovered. The proliferation of martini bars and the offering there … [Read more...]