Writing connected by this theme.
{A drafts from a year ago- still relevant 4/3/14} Hate to play devil’s advocate but Assad’s persistence is almost admirable; but I should quickly add that, the resulting effect of him clinging to power at the the expense of Syria is not…
We live in a world of pessimist- The DOW reaches its highest point ever and no one (media) is hysterically as excited about it as when it was helplessly hanging around 6,000’s. I guess it doesn’t make for entertaining television. Moreov…
Earlier this year, I wrote about the prospect of Michael’s Dell’s plans to buyback Dell shares and turn it around ( here ). Am sure the words swirling in Michael Dell’s mind nowadays is: “Now ain’t that a b*tch”. Until a few weeks ago,…
Would have dozed off and skipped English classes a lot in High School had it not being for the gripping stories of Chinua Achebe (1930-2013). Even though his books were often read in the monotonous voice of my English teacher, the plots…
Decided to try Google Music. I hope spotify and itunes saw this coming No wonder spotify recently “evolved” its desktop application. Google Music is essentially like most music services out there. You can buy music from Google or upload…
It is interesting to note that given the vast integration of technology in business and everyday life, technology is only responsible for 11.2% of Global Wealth. Needless to say, technology has a lot of room to widen its contribution. A…
I read a Forbes review about this book that started off saying “I dare you to read this and not get a little fired up and action-ready”. To show how effective the book was at getting me “fired up and action-ready”, I was only able to re…
I want to learn to write one whole page every day, it doesn't matter what it’s about. I just need to write and keep writing and keep writing. And keep writing, like my high school math teacher: Mr. Asamini would say, with an almost stut…
I abhor New Year resolutions because people not only tend to get unrealistic about them, but some seem to think every new year comes with a magic fairy that changes who they have been on Jan 01. But then again, who doesn’t like magic tr…
Alert: I am a little harsh on the book. Although a story might be great, I do appreciate great delivery-vis-à-vis great writing. One peculiar pet peeve of mine is bad writing. Admittedly, I get a little antsy about authors who aren't ke…
The book does a great job of presenting HBS and the experience of attending Business school in general in an introspective light, coming from someone who thought he didn’t belong there. I think this perspective affords the reader a disc…
I’m about to try out this tumblr shit out. Just a blog of random pics I like around the internet. Do no have copyright over these…blah…blah…blah.