There is something about Diamond Dave and this band in 1980 that is simply hard to watch, especially when they are lip synching, but I am strangely drawn to it. Hearing this song today inspires a segue into a conversation about where we are today in America. The song is about a kid growing up and “being a disappointment to his parents, I would guess it's nothing more than a symbol of a childhood gone astray. Like in a rocky childhood or a rocky relationship. It just didn't turn out as good as the parents were hoping.” Is the “next generation” ready to rock? They better be. Because it just didn’t turn out as good as the parents were hoping. And, hope is not a strategy. So, if you do not rock, then you had better start fixin’ to rock. My daughter is ready to rock. She will change the world – she already has. “And the cradle will rock. And I say rock on…” … [Read more...]
Recent Positive News for Intown Atlanta
Well, we almost elected a new Mayor yesterday – that should settle in a couple of weeks and from what I can tell, the expected winner, Kasim Reed is offering Mary Norwood a position in his administration. That’s good. With the city in as much flux as the rest of the country and with debt piled up, projects to do, cops to hire and keep employed, and a myriad of other financial and quality of life issues, it’s kinda sorta like Barack Obama’s job. Except The President doesn’t seem to ever need a bullhorn… We shall see... With a cautiously optimistic outlook lets review one cautiously positive forecast for residents of the embryonic megalopolis of Atlanta to consider looking into 2010. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports today that “Albert Niemi, dean of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University spoke yesterday at the 17th annual Bank of North Georgia Economic Forecast 2010 at the Cobb Energy & Performing Arts Centre. Niemi … [Read more...]
On the First Day of Advent, Some Cautiously Optimistic Thoughts on The Continuing Economic Crisis
If you are involved in business today, you know that we are looking at a tough fight out of the collective mess that we are in. Just 6 months ago today, I wrote a post that featured a “Deep Dive” with John Mauldin on housing. It ended with “We are in for a slow, Muddle Through recovery, with the real potential to slip back into recession when the tax increases hit. Stay tuned.” Well, that was 6 months ago. So, as the always dependable Rocky Vega at the “Daily Reckoning” put it today: “Recognized financial editor John Mauldin recently gave a “Thoughts on the Continuing Crisis” lecture where he showed the US is entering a deflationary period much like the one Japan’s been in for about two decades. The Business Insider has put together a slideshow of over 20 of his charts, and here are 11 highlights from the presentation: 1. The US headline Consumer Price Index indicates deflation 2. A record nine million Americans, more than at any other time, … [Read more...]