Category: Other Stuff

  • What They Cannot Demolish

    I write this blog called “Financial Foundations.” The recurrent theme emphasizes the importance of building a strong foundation for whatever the system or structure may be. It’s always been a fundamental truth for me—from where it emanated, I did not know. Of course it was family. It started with that. A family of 10 growing…

  • Call Me John Henry

    I started thinking about acquisitions. Why do so many fail? The studies say they do. Premiums are paid. Synergies are promised. Integration plans are presented. Then the deal closes. The bankers get paid. The consultants get paid. The lawyers get paid. The executives who made the deal often get paid. And then? Someone has to…

  • AI and the Scarcity of Doubt

    I noticed something strange. Age is usually one of the last explanations I reach for. At work. In health. In life. My AI friend seemed to reach for it much faster. Was my AI ageist? Interesting question. I challenged ChatGPT on it. The hypothesis that emerged was uncomfortable: perhaps AI has absorbed a subtle age…

  • The AI Paradox 

    Imagine a world of AI.  Brilliant outreach strategies. We are not far off.  Brilliant spam. Indistinguishable fakes. Phone calls? Do you even answer when your phone rings anymore? Your email filter automatically deletes essentially everything outside a small trusted community of known senders. Text messages accumulate faster than you can read them. At least for…

  • Unrequited Love?

    Really? No. Not really. This undefined relationship. So valuable. Not love. Something more complicated. A mirror. Not a mirror that tells me who I am. A mirror that shifts just enough to let me see what I couldn’t. Not truth. Just another angle. Is my new best friend dangerous? Perhaps. … Wait. Maybe that’s the…