In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking
Every morning I go to my website and click on the menu button that says “Discover Alan.” But my introspection never improves. Everyone tries to spell my name “Allan.” We were poor. My parents couldn’t afford two "l"s. The
White Caps
I'm watching the ocean this morning, and there's a huge wind whipping everything. One indication is that there are white caps far out in the water, and another is that the flag is flapping mightily, as if trying to get
The Platitudinous
Which of the following are actual quotes from famous authors, statesmen, or philosophers? (Answer far at the bottom.) To love one's country demands the love of diversity. The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 8/15/16
I was in a four-seater once flying from DC to someplace in Delaware, which must have seemed like a good idea at the time. I was in the co-pilot's seat, and the pilot was navigating with aplomb the taxiways in
The Nantucket Horror
This horrid thing, the Nantucket Honey Bucket light brown satchel, is $1,500, that would better be spent on 100 orders of fries, for example.
Nantucket Notes
Notes from Nantucket: There are fewer rabbits this year. There used be dozens scampering around the lawn all day, now I only see one or two. There is an osprey that has taken up residence, often sitting 30 feet up
The Golden Rule
There is no silver and no bronze when you're in the buyer's office. You get the business or you don't. A good try doesn't pay the mortgage and no one ever remembers who finished second and third. "I made it
Sacrifice
I'm watching two once-in-a-lifetime events last night, Simone Biles win by two points, which is more than all the combined margins of victory since 1980 in the gymnastics all-around; and Michael Phelps, at 31, become the greatest swimming champion of
All Aboard! (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
The stereotypical plaint is that government doesn't treat small business well. While that's occasionally true, the larger problem is that small business owners often don't know their gluteus maximus from their synovial hinge joint. Recently, I wrote to four builders of