Time should be spent well…
The end of the year is near and while this isn’t my final blog post, I will tell you right now that I am happy 2008 is coming to a close. It has been tough. No matter how you look at it, 2008 is one for the ages and I am glad it’s going to be over soon. It’s shocking how much stuff one can fit into a year. In college, I worked at the student newspaper – the office was too small – so a few of us got together with the school’s head of physical plant to see what could be done to improve the space. Unfortunately, there […]
No Monday Morning Quarterbacking…
They say if you live long enough you’ll see almost everything. Well, I’ve only lived 37 years and a few months and can say not only that I don’t like what I’ve seen this year, but that the events of the past week have made me scared even to open my eyes. Why am I scared? Because I’m not sure that I could have avoided investing with Bernard Madoff or not have been willing to buy what Marc Dreier was selling. No Monday morning quarterbacking here. I’m not going to tell you that I’m that smart. And frankly, my advice to you is don’t believe anyone who tells you they […]