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General Motors – RIP

GM filed for bankruptcy this morning. One of the largest multinational advertisers and the largest domestic auto manufacturers. GM was once a lion, but I think its desire to hold onto old ways and not invent new ways is how it got into this mess. It’s almost like an outline of what is wrong with most major corporations. Steve Balmer of Microsoft said there are three tenets of business – come up with a good…

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Super Sunday ushered in Super Summer

Summer doesn’t officially start till June 21st, but it started here in New Orleans yesterday. By the time 4:00 rolled around and we were walking down to see the Mardi Gras Indians gathering for their annual parade, the sun was so intense that we, even in hats and ice water in hand, sought shade immediately under a big oak. Like cattle, we all stood under the canopies along the bayou. By our tree, a group…

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