Sharing my thoughts on international and national news -- revolving around manufacturing and energy policies, as well as my mostly right-leaning political views. Oh yeah, and the occassional Michigan/Detroit sporting and outdoors news.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Birmingham, Michigan
Sunday, December 08, 2013
20-Year-Old Hunter S. Thompson’s Superb Advice on How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Meaningful Life
Nate Burleson, other Lions are preparing now for life after football
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Comparing Michigan to its neighbors
Ndamukong Suh: I've 'grown up'
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Inside Megatron's world: Calvin Johnson is as unassuming as he is unstoppable
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Mud Bowl at Michigan: The Dirtiest Tradition in College Football
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Top 100 Inspirational Quotes
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
The coming brain drain in U.S. manufacturing
Monday, November 04, 2013
Princeton To Add Tech Incubation Space in Detroit; $12M in Capital Improvements
The Agony of Suspense in Detroit
Quote of Last Month
“Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity”
QOTD
Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.
- Bhagavad Gita
Worst Drives In America
Sunday, November 03, 2013
7 REASONABLE REASONS TO TAKE A BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Chatting with the Cashier Will Improve Your Mood
Perfectionism
“Done is better than perfect” — which Facebook has plastered all over the walls of their Menlo Park headquarters. That’s not to excuse shoddy work. Rather, the idea is to give engineers permission to complete cycles of work and learn quickly instead of being held hostage by an unattainable sense of perfection.
The word “perfect” has a Latin root; literally, it means “made well” or “done thoroughly.” Another translation would be “complete.” And yet today, we use it to mean flawless. If you must pursue perfection, at least use the former definition rather than the (unattainable) latter.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
How Did It Get to Be 'OK' for People to Be Late for Everything?
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Ford keeps up profit srreak and raises forecasts
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Real estate company ranks '10 best cities in Michigan'
Monday, October 14, 2013
Detroit council rejects 30-year lease for Belle Isle, approves 10-year alternative plan
Hunter found alive after 19 days in California forest
Stephen Henderson: Detroit City Council's concern over Belle Isle is too little, too late
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Millennials Are Opting Out Of Obamacare Because It's Not Insurance
The National Park Service's Behavior Has Been Shocking, And It Should Be Privatized
A Crisis Of Leadership - What's Next?
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
In My Native City Of Detroit, Atlas Has At Long Last Shrugged
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Detroit Haunted Houses
5 Reasons You Should Visit Detroit Right Now
Monday, October 07, 2013
Amtrak, Michigan investing in state's rail lines
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Top 401(k) ETFs You Should Own In Your Retirement Plans
6 Ways To Make Your Leadership And Workplace Fun Again
In The State Tax Battle, The Tar Heels Soar Above The Buckeyes
Ford Reminds Us Why the F150 is the Still the Greatest
Henry Ford’s Century-Old Line Finds $15 Billion in China
Garmin Logs 4 Billion Miles Of Heart-Pounding Customer Engagement
Toyota Camry’s Run as No. 1 U.S. Sedan May End Next Year
6 Things You Should Quit Doing To Be More Successful
Post-Mulally era would test Ford
Detroit Public Schools gets $500K to restore sports, arts, music programs
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
21 Power Moves You Can Pull At Your Entry-Level Job
Michigan leases Detroit's signature park
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
How to Get Flat Abs, Have Amazing Sex and Rule the World in 8 Easy Steps
Top 401(k) ETFs You Should Own In Your Retirement Plans
Top 401(k) ETFs You Should Own In Your Retirement Plans
6 Ways To Make Your Leadership And Workplace Fun Again
In The State Tax Battle, The Tar Heels Soar Above The Buckeyes
Monday, September 23, 2013
American Auto Earnings Show Signs of Beating Best of 90s
First, smart cars. Next, smart transport grids
Ross' gift to UM
Willow Run Demolition
EcoBoost Production
USS Detroit
Truck sales flirting with 2 million
EVs are Here and Electric Companies are Ready
These 5 things need to happen before electric cars really go mainstream
Tesla Is Overvalued: Let Me Count The Ways
20 Inspirational Quotes ... About Taxes
Quit Multitasking: How To Unitask And Get More Done
New Escape Fails To Expand Ford's Appeal To Millennials
Could Big-SUV Boom Hint At Fruits Of U.S. 'Energy Security'?
Ford invests $682 million in Edge-producing Canadian facility
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Meridian Health Plan seeks to expand Detroit presence with $111M, 16-story office building
Ford to invest $700M to add models at Ontario factory
This time Detroit's revival is different
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Best and Worst Cities for Jobs This Fall
EcoBoost engine, touted for fuel efficiency, to go in more Fords
Twinkie's lesson for the Detroit auto bailouts
New office tower, other buildings planned for downtown
Live coverage: Gilbert wants Detroit neighborhoods revitalized
Flint, Detroit retain most-violent rankings
Monday, September 16, 2013
Please Stop Complaining About How Busy You Are
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Mineral deposit could boost Michigan economy
Friday, September 13, 2013
Things Guys Should Know When Traveling to Ann Arbor
Sunday, September 08, 2013
A perfect night for Michigan under the lights
Texas stunned by beatdown from BYU
Gardner leads Michigan with efficiency
Saturday, September 07, 2013
20 Things No One Tells You About Your 20s
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Charles Bukowski: Don’t Waste Your Life
Detroit's EM testifies casino cash is crucial for city services
U-M's Dave Brandon has no plans to negotiate continuation of Notre Dame series
GM sales up 14.7%; Ford rises 12.2%; Chrysler jumps 11.5%
Stephen Ross' $200M gift to U-M 'a remarkable moment,' president says
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
U-M AD Dave Brandon: $100M gift from Stephen Ross 'transformational' for Michigan athletics
Bing says Brewster-Douglass demolition caps 4-year effort to bulldoze 10,000 vacant structures
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
8 U.S. Cities Where Millennials Won't Break the Bank
Shawn Windsor: Wisely, Brady Hoke refuses to rise to Brian Kelly's bait about Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry
Tom Walsh: Bankrupt Detroit needs October to be more than a 1968 replay
Monday, September 02, 2013
Tom Walsh: Michigan's new car czar has two titles and a mission to grow jobs
Mark Snyder: Last year's Notre Dame loss still stings Michigan
hn Carlisle: Detroit firefighters do duty amid chaos
John Carlisle: For Detroit firefighters, flames are just one battle
Michigan feels shivers as Notre Dame turns cold shoulder to series
Pontiac gaining new life with trendy makeovers, new businesses
Friday, August 30, 2013
TAP at MGM
Ford hires three-quarters of 12K workers it promised union
Americans driving less as car culture wanes
Thursday, August 29, 2013
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Michigan determined to make power run game staple of offense
Detroit fast-food workers stage walkouts for higher wages
The Brazilian Billionaire Who Controls Your Beer, Your Condiments, and Your Whopper
Why Is Chicken More Expensive? Ask McDonald's
The unauthorized rules of how to dress according to Goldman Sachs
Predator drone now part of Calif. wildfire battle
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Big vehicles and the chemistry of CAFE standards
Michigan Amtrak riders getting free Wi-Fi in 2014
Potential Job Turnover Crisis Looming Employers Need to Address Workers' Needs.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Automation Alley opens an office in Detroit
New Orleans Rolling in Cash Sees Rebirth: Real Estate
Ford Fusion Output Boost Tests $2,300 Premium Over Camry
Ford making Fusion production moves to challenge Camry on volume
Snyder, officials launch $52M blight removal program in Detroit
Convention hopes buoy downtown Detroit hotel market
New craft brew bar on campus has open food policy
Thousands of abandoned dogs roam Detroit's streets in packs
Donationa give Detroit a welcome boost
Michigans Manufacturing Resurgence
Struggles with Obamacare
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130823/BIZ/308230036#ixzz2coLjtBlw
“A lot of small employers didn’t realize if you are a small employer (with fewer than 50 employees), you are not subject to the employer mandate” to provide insurance or pay a penalty, “and if they don’t give notice (about the health insurance exchange), they will be subject to fines,” Dunn said. “The last big area is we try to educate them in is how their (insurance policies) are going to be priced.”