Category Archives: economics

Good metaphor. Poor horse. No wonder they blindfold them.

US fears a European sequel to Lehman Brothers Gillian Tett Policy eurozone officials are too optimistic about dealing with a potential Grexit. Following Lehmna’s collapse, US officials learnt a painful lesson about how small shocks can spiral out of control Another week, yet another wave of Greek drama. But as investors speculate about a possibleContinue reading “Post. 24 Apr 2015.”

We just received a batch of sample jeans we had contracted for late yesterday — they are INCREDIBLE! Perfect blend of form and function. Great details. In short, almost too beautiful to wear.

Well, what can I tell you? This is what we were trained to do. Not think outside the box — way too common. We’ve been trained to think ‘real close to the box.’ I know what you’re thinking — think more like an attorney? No. Not even on the same planet. Attorneys solve problems, butContinue reading “Thinking: Real Close To The Box. 23 Sept 2014.”

I just heard Jamie Dimon, when asked about the bad actors in banking, say: There were bad actors in finance just like there were bad actors at newspapers. Ross Sorkin didn’t call him on it, but bad actors at newspapers don’t cause depressions (or managed depressions). On second thought, the newspaper exception might be JudithContinue reading “Dimon. 12 Dec 2012.”