My Musings

  • What Have We Become?

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. I believe we have reached the inflection point of a Shakeout: either you are against the separation of children from…

  • Talking About Data

    About two weeks ago I was talking to somebody at work about a database and reporting system that was set up in another part of the company. The goal was to merge our part of the company with this other part, especially in the data and reporting systems. This other part of the company is…

  • The Spinning Heads

    Sick of winning yet? This week there has been quite a few articles about the tariff war we’re heading towards. I am no economist but my understanding of history in regards to protectionist trade wars is that such wars hurt the economy. We suffered such protectionist trade wars during the ‘30s which might have prolonged…

  • Outsourcing Medical Care

    Why would anybody outsource elderly care to a private equity firm? Private equity firms do not have health care expertise; their expertise is in extracting cash out of a business. They don’t really offer any innovative solutions and instead rely on loading up companies with debt. In this day and age of constant disruption, that’s…