I guess I got that one off my back.

I guess I got that one off my back.

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries read more

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.

Albert Einstein I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking. W. Alton Jones -Robert read more

Albert Einstein I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking. W. Alton Jones -Robert Frost.

He's almost at the top, but not quite. There's room for some growth. He's already had such a tremendous impact, read more

He's almost at the top, but not quite. There's room for some growth. He's already had such a tremendous impact, but I think he's come close to maxing out the benefit for golf.

There was a bit of a run over the last few minutes of trading. It was a market response to read more

There was a bit of a run over the last few minutes of trading. It was a market response to the announcement of the Russian rescheduling. There was a lot of confusion about those details.

I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence.

I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence.

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to read more

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.

I would not be surprised if a private equity group ended up buying Knight Ridder, and then took their time read more

I would not be surprised if a private equity group ended up buying Knight Ridder, and then took their time and sold off the assets to strategic buyers.

Gossiping doesn't belong in the office. Most of us don't want to hear somebody else's personal drama. If there's good read more

Gossiping doesn't belong in the office. Most of us don't want to hear somebody else's personal drama. If there's good news ... graduation, a new house ... but the negative stuff doesn't have a place in the office.