Category Archives: social commentary

How Google can be part of the Mountain View Community

Posted on October 17, 2011 by patrick

On Wednesday 12 October 2011, Google participated in a Civility Roundtable in Mountain View. Google was the only large company to participate. For all others, paying taxes is their only participation in the community. That meeting was the first step. … Continue reading →

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Banking East Coast Dress Code

Posted on June 19, 2011 by patrick

From FINS, a Financial Industry website, on how to dress For Men If you are a sell-side analyst, you will be wearing a suit everyday. That means you need to invest in good-quality suits in a variety of colors. When … Continue reading →

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Sri lanka and the Us.

Posted on May 18, 2011 by patrick

Tim Geithner talks about how the US is declining into the 3rd world.: Here are five facts that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner offered in a speech in New York Tuesday (May 17 2011) as “context for the [fiscal] choices we … Continue reading →

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only the poor understand Jesus

Posted on May 17, 2011 by patrick

Homeless Chicago Man Donates Thousands to Down-On-Her-Luck Banker A year ago, everything was going right for a woman we’ll call Sandy. But then the world came crashing down around the 39-year-old. She lost her job. She lost her house. And … Continue reading →

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Privacy is best offline

Posted on March 14, 2011 by patrick

Art Petty Eric Rodriguez has a blog post about being fired for what is said on Facebook.: Dan Leone is the perfect example; he was a stadium operations manager for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in 2009 when he found out … Continue reading →

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Internet businesses should pay sales tax

Posted on January 30, 2011 by patrick

Update (15 April 2011) : O.k. boy did I miss the boat on this one. As as been pointed out in a series of comments on techcrunch ( I would post the link to the techcrunch post except with facebook … Continue reading →

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Tell Jerry McNerney why we need health care reform

Posted on August 21, 2009 by patrick

Help make the case for health care reform! Tell Jerry McNerney D-CA11 your story. This is mine: I am an entrepreneur starting my own company in Silicon Valley. I am reliant on expensive COBRA coverage for my own health care … Continue reading →

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a national health care system: good for business

Posted on May 20, 2009 by patrick

What I told Obama about health care reform. Add your voice to mine please! I have been working for 2 years on my own business. During this time frame my wife and I have had to pay for our own … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Gift giving: invert the money/time ratio

Posted on May 7, 2009 by patrick

Rather than spend money this mothers day; try this: Spend the least money and the most time. For most gifts the ratio: money-spent /time-spent > 20. That is for every dollar spent only 1 hour was spent. Try reversing that … Continue reading →

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Yet another reason not to be near Dubai

Posted on February 14, 2009 by patrick

In an earlier blog post, I pointed out that Dubai was a place that simply was too dangerous to think about visiting: British resident Cat Le-Huy was arrested in Dubai for carrying Melatonin jet-lag tablets, which are sold over the … Continue reading →

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