The Village Idiot

Vietnam, America's Longest War

2012-01-30T20:50:00.000-06:00

Cell phone companies selling personal data

2011-11-01T14:25:00.000-05:00

Cell phone companies selling personal data

Steve Jobs biography provides revealing details about bitter divide between Apple, Google

2011-10-24T16:26:00.000-05:00

Steve Jobs biography provides revealing details about bitter divide between Apple, Google

"And the beat goes on and on and on...."

Jobs says Bill Gates "unimaginative" in his biography

2011-10-24T16:21:00.000-05:00

Jobs says Bill Gates "unimaginative" in his biography

I can't wait for the "snipe" replies. The article reinforced what I had previously thought. Jobs made big changes in peoples lives. But, he was not the "manager" but "wealth oriented" "I have to control everything" type person.

Prill Boyle's Defying Gravity: Barbara Traynor

2011-10-21T14:43:00.000-05:00

Prill Boyle's Defying Gravity: Barbara Traynor: Barbara Traynor , author of Second Career Volunteer: A Passionate & Pennywise Approach to Retirement , spends six months of every ye...

Prill Boyle's Defying Gravity: Successful Aging

2011-09-09T14:28:00.000-05:00

Prill Boyle's Defying Gravity: Successful Aging: It's pretty hard to defy gravity if your body and mind are going down hill, so here's a quick overview of what I've learned over the past...

Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences | Video on TED.com

2011-09-09T14:18:00.000-05:00

Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences | Video on TED.com

Regulations, taxes aren't small business, owners say

2011-09-08T15:34:00.000-05:00

Regulations, taxes aren't small business, owners say

Bit Rebels – The Surprising Discovery About Twitter Retweets

2011-09-02T15:44:00.000-05:00

Bit Rebels – The Surprising Discovery About Twitter Retweets

Feds probe possible overseas bribery by Deere | Manufacturing | Crain's Chicago Business

2011-08-10T21:51:00.000-05:00

Feds probe possible overseas bribery by Deere | Manufacturing | Crain's Chicago Business

Mr Gayle Jon Killey - Schaumburg, Illinois

2011-07-15T18:06:00.000-05:00

Mr Gayle Jon Killey - Schaumburg, Illinois

Groupon changes privacy policy to collect, share more personal info

2011-07-11T15:55:00.000-05:00

Groupon changes privacy policy to collect, share more personal info

Abbott criticized for India marketing campaign

2011-07-07T15:42:00.000-05:00

Abbott criticized for India marketing campaign

Stay connected with our top ways to share photos

2011-04-25T15:50:00.000-05:00

Stay connected with our top ways to share photos

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy | Video on TED.com

2011-04-13T20:06:00.000-05:00

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2011-03-15

2011-03-16T16:19:00.000-05:00

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2011-03-15

Lawsuit claims Walgreen cashing in on customer info | Consumer | Crain's Chicago Business

2011-03-12T16:37:00.000-06:00

Lawsuit claims Walgreen cashing in on customer info | Consumer | Crain's Chicago Business

China grain hoard concerns help lift wheat

2011-02-15T18:00:00.000-06:00

China grain hoard concerns help lift wheat

Martin Jacques: Understanding the rise of China | Video on TED.com

2011-02-06T17:26:00.000-06:00

Martin Jacques: Understanding the rise of China | Video on TED.com

Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom | Video on TED.com

2011-01-06T17:24:00.001-06:00

Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom | Video on TED.com

Vietnam War: 1st Air Cavalry Division on Patrol - Part 2 (1971)

2011-01-05T18:12:00.000-06:00

Vietnam War - Battle of Khe Sanh - Part 3

2011-01-05T17:31:00.000-06:00

Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours | Video on TED.com

2010-08-03T19:14:00.001-05:00

Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours | Video on TED.com

Making the same mistkes over and over again. When will we ever learn?

Who? What? Where? When? Why?

2010-06-05T17:20:00.001-05:00

My latest gripe has been with newspaper writers. I had always thought that a "story" had to have the 5 important elements. A lot of the time, one or more elements are missing. Some sports stories, on the local level, never mention the School and refer to the teams by their "mascot names". Like "Tigers", "Wildcats", "Bears" etc. However, to go along with this lack of information, according to "Title 9", where every one is equal, they don't designate gender and refer to players by their last name. That doesn't help matters either. How do you sort these things out?
Another item is, when did this "thing" take place? With Blogs, newsletters and other source, dates are left out. They use "Today", "Yesterday", "Tomorrow" and other vague references to time. Which, if you don't have a starting point, you are still lost.
Now , that brings us to the real problem of integrity of the "news". With "Bloggers" that abound the "net" truth in story telling is very much in question. Although,some bloggers, "video tapers" have "caught" lies, embarrassments and ridiculous events, is this news or even make these people "News persons"?
I am having serious doubts about the future of "reporting". Not everyone or anyone can or should be allowed to just spew garbage. That's why I even question "this" writing. Thank GOD there's no followers to worry about! I am concerned about the future of Newspapers and Magazines. It costs, but who is going to pay? Free internet? Somebody has to pay! And, what is the price going to be? Always, more questions that answers.

Change in strategy ?

2010-04-14T18:14:00.000-05:00

I have been spending too much time trying to influence people at Facebook on my feelings on Business. I have decided to leave my comic relief at that place and put my opinions only on the blog. (If I can remember.) I shouldn't try to force the issue on a "social network". That should only be for "socializing" not lecturing.

With my lack of ability and with the computer restrictions I have to deal with, I am still going to try to place "news" articles or "links" into the blog posts. This may be a problem on a number of counts. I wish myself "good luck".

The "Blog" name should not go unnoticed.

I have found a number of news articles this past week that have not been flattering to the "Business World". Coal mine disasters; Toyota recalls that were ignored; enormous pay increases for executives that don't deserve it and the list goes on.

School drops Navistar HQ opposition: report | Crain's Chicago Business

2010-04-07T16:42:00.001-05:00

School drops Navistar HQ opposition: report | Crain's Chicago Business

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"March Madness"

2010-03-09T18:21:00.004-06:00

The crazy season has begun. Last weekend I watched some Illinois "Girls" Basketball tournies class 3A and 4A. Tonight starts Illinois "Boys" Tournaments. Some College Confrence Playoffs began today. By the weekend they all should be over and the 65 teams and brackets of the Colleges will be posted Sunday night/late afternoon. I tried to start a NCAA "Playoff Pool". I invited people to join and will have to wait and see as to what will happen.

"Business Ethics" gone again.

2010-03-04T16:12:00.002-06:00

Now it's Apple who is trying to increase profits by not monitoring its foreign production sites. There are responsibilities for doing business. Safe products. Social responsibilities of decent wages and worker safety and not exploiting children. Realizing there are costs to manufacturing, I feel that that the big business interests must be watched and held responsible. Cheap products are one thing. How you arrive at that position is another. That's were responsible "journalism" comes into play, but that's a story for another time, if responsible journalism is still around to comment on.

"Big Business" no ethics !

2010-02-25T16:24:00.003-06:00

The big gorillas, Microsoft, Cisco, Yahoo, Goggle et al are run by "young turks" who have no business ethics. These companies were re-dressed by Congress in hearings this past summer. The Congressional hearing addressed the issue of Chinese disadents being tracked down by their government through the help of these companies. These American companies used the excuse "If we don't our competition will". Which means the almighty Dollar is more important than "human rights". This can also be translated to being inexperienced in business. When starting these companies there was no need for a formal education to get into this type of business. But, as they grew faster than they could handle they promoted from within, leaving computer "geeks" to run the business in a "global" system in which they thought fast money was the answer. Retiring at the age of 30 or less.
The leaders of these companies embarass themselves with their foolish answers.
But, this doesn't end here. They are now enticing law enforcement to use their systems to track everyone and anyone at will. It's going to be a fine line between National Security and "Big Brother" caused by "Big Business".
What's the answer ???

Women's downhill

2010-02-18T16:34:00.002-06:00

The pictures remind me of my own experience of learning how to ski in the German Alps. The real scary things about this Olympic course are that the distance from start to finish is 1.8 miles in less than a minute and dropping in height the length of two Empire State Buildings.

1st day of Olympic competition-Apollo Ohno

2010-02-15T17:30:00.002-06:00

Apollo Ohno was "lucky" at the end of the 500. Not that he isn't good but, if the two Koreans hadn't knocked each other out it would have been a Korean sweep, 1, 2, 3.
Women's Moogles was great. Even my "couch potato" wife liked it.

WINTER

2010-02-13T18:00:00.000-06:00

Is it ever going to end?

Trials and tribulations

2010-02-11T15:59:00.000-06:00

I think I'm getting close to figuring out what's going on !?!

A new start !??!

2010-01-16T17:40:00.000-06:00

I think I'm in over my head!!!!!!

Purpose

2008-05-28T17:12:00.000-05:00

I think I finally came up with a purpose for this blog. It's main purpose is to ease my frustrations. Too ponder thoughts. Maybe even pander to some thoughts. Life has been unusual since I became sick and recovery has been slow. It was on a daily basis of improvement. Now, its slowed to a weekly or monthly improvement. I feel I'm getting closer to 100%.
The past months have been spent reading and mindless games on the computer(Solitare, Crossword Puzzles).
Reading has been on Politics or political science, business news, my youngest daughter's history, and political science text books. She is in college majoring in secondary eduction, history major and psychology endorsement. She will be entering her last year and next Spring she will be Student Teaching.(A 5 year student)
Questioning Life's purpose!
Questioning the World and it's floundering.
For example: Gas prices? What are the other forces that will be affected and effected. Bicycle sales? Commuter ridership? Vacations? Ethanol, corn prices, corn production, where does the increased prices go and come from. Where does the price of ethanol become less than gasoline and the cost of converting engines. The change from SUV's to small compacts. the change of the mindset of people to reduce consumption on whatever level.
China's lack of control and enforcement for safe products. USA's lack of control and enforcement of of products. that also includes Microsoft and Cisco's lack of caring about civil rights as opposed to the almighty dollar.
Business World Conscience?? So many questions, so few answers.
Myanmar, Islam, WORLD PEACE???

Summer?

2008-05-24T15:36:00.000-05:00

Is it ever going to arrive

2008-04-27T15:11:00.000-05:00

This is an experiment. I'm not sure it will last. Sometimes I don't have the stick-to -it-tiveness to complete a project I'm not really interested in.