“The future belongs to local economies with global awareness.” ~ the WiseFoolÂ
Well, whaddaya know? Obama has moved in. And your home will never be the same again. Gracious as ever, he makes you feel at home in your own house. He occupies the leather couch in your living room, but his presence fills your entire space.
True to form, Obama didn’t come empty-handed. He comes bearing gifts for your entire family. The tan prince giveth more than he taketh. But what does it all mean and where will he take us? Read the rest of this entry »
Would you like to step inside my juvenile head? ‘Course, you do. Well, don’t just stand there; come on in. I’m going to take you back in time.
When I was a kid growing up in Mumbai, India, I had a thing for weird shirts with deep pockets. The operative word here is “deep”. I wasn’t into weird clothes, mind you; it’s just that the only shirts that came with deep pockets were, well, weird. Why this fetish for deep pockets?
So I could stuff them full of candy, that’s why. Read the rest of this entry »
“Spontaneity is discipline in disguise — ample proof that beauty and the beast are often one and the same.” ~ the WiseFool
January 1st, 2009. Don’t look now, but 2009 is here. And not a moment too soon! If it hasn’t registered with you yet, perhaps it’s because you’re still a lil’ shell-shocked. Like the rest of us.
By some estimates, nearly 6.9 trillion dollars evaporated out of the market in 2008. This past year was our financial 9/11. America, the Titanic, hit a wall and went down… and took the whole world with it. If you’re reading this, you’re one of the survivors. Yeh!
Where did all that money go? Nowhere. Perhaps it was never there to begin with. Speculation does not constitute value. Borrowed boom must come home to roost at some point. Will the economy bounce back? Yes, of course. But things will NEVER be the same again. Ever. The great shift has only begun. Read the rest of this entry »
