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Category Archives: Living in the World Today
The U.S. should not be threatened by China but could it be ignored?
Each time I visit China I am struck by how parochial the news is and the people are. This week the Chinese government made a public statement suggesting that the United States should extend the debt ceiling in order to … Continue reading
Google+ offers more pluses than minuses
Although I was not a charter invitee to the Google+ trial universe I have been playing around with it now for about a week. Google+ is throwing the gauntlet down at Facebook offering its version of a social network. It’s … Continue reading
Being in a rut can develop into being in a ditch
I’ve just finished a week off taken as a Staycation. That means my family did not go away anywhere and we did things together (at least a good part of the time) around the town in which we live. I … Continue reading
Where does marketing end and propaganda begin?
In preparing for my next trip to China in a few weeks I’ve been consuming all kinds of China related intelligence and information. Believe me there’s no shortage of things to read and learn. One feed I’ve been receiving is … Continue reading
A first hand report on the new M-8 MTA rail cars
I had read about the long overdue M8 rail cars and heard about them from some NY area commuters but until last night on the 9:37 New Haven line train I had only been able to wonder what the fancy … Continue reading
Do clothes still make the man? Is today’s attire too casual?
My mother used to tell me that you could always tell a well dressed man by his watch and his shoes. That left a big impression on me and I still think about that frequently. For many years earlier in … Continue reading
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Not having a contingency plan is a bad idea
It was nearly 100 degrees on much of the east coast of the United States this past week and Thursday evening the New York City area was hit hard by thunderstorms. The Black Eyed Peas concert was delayed and then … Continue reading
What if I wanted a tablet that wasn’t an iPad?
They’re everywhere – iPads. On the train to New York City, on planes, all over the globe I see people using them more and more. As yet I have not succumbed to Apple or any other tablet maker. Part of … Continue reading
Today’s TV newscasters – watch them while they last
With Katie Couric’s departure from CBS News I find it increasingly difficult to remember who the evening anchors are on the national news networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC). Last night I saw a promotion in the New York market … Continue reading
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