Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Friend Filter

In a world of abundant, choices we are increasingly less likely to trust the advertising machine for recommendations on what is truly good.  Instead, we listen to our friends.  They filter out the stuff that doesn’t matter (things they tried … Continue reading

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Relative Decisions

At one point in time, after moving to CA for an extended time, we were finding renters for our home.  In Colorado, those renting a home usually are ones that can’t presently purchase a home – this makes the decision … Continue reading

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Resiliently Delusional

One of the challenges entrepreneurs have is selling customers and investors on something which, by and large, isn’t built yet. Sometime ago, I joked with an investor, that investors prefer to invest in people who are delusional. Someone who “knows” … Continue reading

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The Right Of Way vs. Doing The Right Thing

This evening I was driving home, we almost got in an accident. We came upon a police car with it’s lights on, parked on the inside lane (presumably having pulled someone over).  We passed on the outside lane slowly and … Continue reading

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A Male Soap Opera

Last year,  Ann and I went to a Lucha Libre (Wrestling match – ala Nacho Libre) in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It was a very interesting cultural experience and actually increased my respect for those producing ‘Professional Wrestling’. We showed up to … Continue reading

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The Value of Objects

Back when we moved to California, I had to clean out all of the stuff that we had in our garage and decide what to keep and what not to keep. Most things you find in the garage have some … Continue reading

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