Category: Design

  • Monday Nov 10 2014 I posted an article on bowling recentlynoting it should have a potentially wider appeal than golf.  Now I see a retro themed alley will open in a former alley next to Goodwill at 281 and Bitters. Clearly they are going for a different look to attract a different bowler. I would agree but…

  • Tuesday June 17, 2014 France took th money, and spent it.  Yes they have the two amphibious warships Russia ordered, but the rest of the West does not want Russia to have additional means to invade other Eastern Countries, which is what this ship is all about. Lacking real electronics capability Russia turned to France…

  • Thursday Feb 13 2014 An alert student noticed this latest update on J C Penny. The CFO had come with Ron Johnson, now gone. Speculation swirls JCP will burnthru the cash on hand. 

  • Tuesday Oct 1 2013 Shipments will soon begin for the 3Doodler Plastic Pen.  Yep just what you never knew you needed. This is a pen which dispenses liquid plastic which then forms in to shapes that you draw. The cost is one hundred bucks.  I am honestly not sure what one does with it. The…

  • Friday Sept 28 2013 I hear this guy Jeff Bezos is supposed to be really smart. He is head of Amazon, he just bought the Washington Post but is leaving all their left wing writers who have consistently taken circulation down in place so beats me but… The Kindle Whizbang Super Duper HD HDX tablets…

  • Weekend Sept 14 2013 Another all too common theme is how organizations lose their way. Here is a story on anothe three that lost their way. Sears Holding was a short term darling whe Eddie Lampert added it after buying K Mart out of bankruptcy. But Lampert is a hedge fund manager not a retailer.…

  • Friday Sept 6 2013 Duck Dynasty  in its fourth season open episode was watched by more than 11 million people. Fox News examines this success story at the link.  Here is the link to the Official Duck Commander Website . I see they are hosting a cruise next summer, it is already booked. Note the number of…

  • Monday June 10 2013 Last week we reported a Chinese firm bought the prestige British Yacht Maker Sunseeker. Now another Chinese firm is buying the Israeli medical and cosmetic laser firm Alma Laser. Why are the Chinese doing this?  Answer to diversify into high tech medical and to buy the technology. Why does this make…