May 2012
2 posts
My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a lot of brotherhood. The ’80s were about acquiring — acquiring wealth, power, prestige. I know. I acquired more wealth, power, and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty. What power wouldn’t I trade for a little more time with my family? What price...
May 15th
Thoughts on the College Bubble
Recently we’ve been seeing lots of articles/tweets about the College Bubble. As if this just came out of left field, it’s all of a sudden on everybody’s mind. Horror stories of students defaulting on $200K in loans with underwater basket weaving degrees, college grads making fries at McDonald’s…  The latter I haven’t seen too much in my experience, as many...
May 4th