Tuesday October 30 2012 An alert student spotted this article on Unlimited Vactaions. Some companies have experimented with a half day off on Fridays to let employees perform various duties of a personal nature. I have not seen this practice before however. When I moved to West Texas in the 1970s long term employees of major oil…

Thursday October 25 2012 It was a Cuban Crime of Passion Messy and Ole Fashioned But that 's what they like to read about Up in America A Cuban Crime of Passion, Jimmy Buffet Those lyrices pretty well describe what has happened to MSFT as millions have switched to Apple or Android products the last…

Monday Oct 22 2012 The fascination with ghouls and vampires and zombies is world wide. This past weekend was the  Brisbane Zombie Walk.   Apparently this is a charitable event tied to the Australia Brain Foundation. Now that is creative non profit fund raising! Social mood drives the changes in how people spend their money…

Wed October 10 2012 Do you know Steve Wynn?  Here is his take on jobs creation. 

Tuesday Oct 2 2012  Google GOOG has now surpassed MSFTto become the second largest tech company behind Apple. Just a few years ago Bill Clinton's Justice Dept sued MSFT over anti trust violations.The Euro Courts also took MSFT to the cleaners. In themeantime GOOG beganand surpassed MSFT. GOOG has 66% of the search market while…

The university is trying to hire tutors for Business Stat, Accounting, Economics and Finance. The tutors will be housed at Brooks. However, Student Life and Wellness Services don’t have any applicants for business stats, accounting or economics or finance. There is a job posting in JaguarJobs for the tutor positions at https://tamusa-csm.symplicity.com/students/. If you know…

Thursday Sept 20 2012 WMT drops Kindle. WMT wants to expand its own internet business, selling Kindles gives Amazon a leg up on WMT.

Tuesday  Sept 18 2012   Are these cnains producing a Better Burger? WE know Fredie's is not…

It was 1972. I had completed my MBA that August as well as two years with the CIty of Austin. That's another story of a missed opportunity but it will wait for another time. I was restless to put some of this great potential UT Austin Assured me that I possessed to work. And so…

Tuesday August 28, 2012 In Boomerang  financial journalist Mike Lewis visits Iceland, Greece, and then Ireland before finishingwith a, surprise, bike ride with Arnold S, who reflects on our version of those countries, California.  After reading his account of how the Greeks operate, Germany can attempt a bail out but I would not expect the outcome…