Why the Cubs
Eighteen years ago today, the Cubs were playing Houston, and Ryan Dempster was pitching. I remember hearing the game on the radio as they were wheeling me into the operating room for a quadruple heart bypass to save my life. At least I think I heard it, or imagined hearing
All the Wrong Places
The conventional wisdom is that “I need employees, but I can’t find them.” This seems odd to me. I’ve been hearing the same lament for
Delivered
Making sense about the economy today. As I travel the 15 minutes from my home to work I see four vacant strip malls. Maybe a
Where Did My Day Go?
Lloyd and Noah Graff are on vacation this week. Here is a favorite Swarfblog from July 10, 2015. Americans on average spend 7.4 hours staring
Phone Call to the Dead
Lloyd and Noah Graff are on vacation this week. Here is a favorite Swarfblog from the archive. Phone Call to the Dead September 29, 2016
Weight Weight… Don’t Tell Me!
Today is the beginning of a new year for me. The Chicago Cubs begin spring training in Mesa, Arizona. Since the Cubs lost to the
Inflation – What, Me Worry?
Janet Yellen has been dumped into the Brookings Think Tank by Donald Trump. Should we care? Yes. For years, she resisted her traditional banker type