The Trump Express / Year 2025 has Brought Speed & Technology to the Bureuacracy Need for Speed ______________ There seems the finest of lines these days between reality and fiction. Even Hollywood screenwriters have a hard time staying ahead of reality. By the time their movie is made, the world has moved on to some […]
2025 Natural Wildlife Award Winners /World Nature Photography Awards GOLD: MARCIO ESTEVES CABRAL, BRAZIL Sunflower _______________ One of my favorites from this year’s competition above. “As the dawn light graces the Veadeiros Tablelands, a stunning field of Paepalanthus mirrors the sun’s rays, giving the impression of self-luminescence. I captured the harmony between the vivid sky […]
One of Columbus’ Best Nursuries for Small Plants The River Man _______________ I live in New Albany, Ohio between two great greenhouses. One is a large, full spectrum plant and tree nursery called Oakland in New Albany and the other is the smaller LettuceWork Nursery just north of New Albany. My wife and I have […]
In A Silent Way / Miles Davis ____________________________ The Dictator’s Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith’s canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition: leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don’t care about the “national interest”—or even their subjects—unless they must. […]
When I had a marketing consulting firm in the Bay Area, I was impressed with the ideas of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) founder, Bruce Henderson. BCG is one of world’s most successful consulting firms. Bruce Henderson in the Early Years of BCG The Boston Consulting Group approach is based around the Henderson’s BCG Group Matrix. It’s […]
The Backward Step ______________________ It’s good to be up early in Logan Park, West Virginia. One can watch the thick fog move into the park. A peak in the park across the fog catches a touch of the sun’s golden light. The photo peaks into the valley through the frame of trees on both sides. […]
Sunflower John Fraim Deportation has become a defing political issue. Of course we should have known it was always a political issue with the tidal wave of illegalls brought in under Biden. As of now, it is somewhat the elephant in the room. Really, the glue strangley uniting the party. There are a few tests […]
Before MAHA Can Really Become A Reality? In A Silent Way / Miles Davis ____________________________ John Fraim A New Paradigm For An Addicted Culture I saw an ad for Addiction Control Centers on TV the other night. (Wondered if one could become addicted to them?) Surprised that I haven’t seen a lot more of these […]
Point de Areia __________________ John Fraim Chaos is the Meme It’s always fun to start out the day with the gloomy comments of former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the “chaos” being created with the tariffs. She was on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on April 14 to discuss her thoughts on the current tariff regime. Not surprisingly, […]
So Why Hide the Charts? The Shaky Rollout of Tariffs (An Entire New Economic System) McCoy Tyner / Impressions _________________ John Fraim The Trump administration has been excellent in messaging during its first 100 days in office. However, one area its’ messaging has fallen is in the roll-out of the tariff economy. There should have […]
