http://intowninsider.com Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:30:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can be your favorite veteran today, if you like. Otherwise, if you know someone who received an "Honorable Discharge" from the United States Armed Forces, then remember them today while you are enjoying your life. Veteran's Day is a day of honour. For the record, you can thank me for your "free flow ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/11/if-you-love-your-freedom-thank-a-vet/ Just because I've written a few positive posts about the results of our US Presidential Election doesn't mean that I'm letting the profligate, two-party dominated greed culture of Washington D.C. off the hook. Fannie Mae Eases Credit to aid Mortgage Lending is one of the first mentions of the "taproot" that ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/11/the-taproot-of-the-credit-crisis/ Seth Godin has a very interesting take on the campaigns that led to the historic election results last night. Read his article from yesterday on "Marketing Lessons From The US Election" Here's an excerpt: "We get what we deserve. The lesson that society should take away about all marketing is a simple one. ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/11/marketing-lessons-from-the-us-election/ I got a game changing e-mail this morning. After reading the New York Times headline "Barack Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls" on my Blackberry, I opened my e-mail and got this:   “The bottom of our market, I think, just hit.  Be among the first to believe this, not one of the ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/11/barack-obama-has-got-a-posse/ Seth Godin, in his new book "Tribes - We Need You To Lead Us" makes a huge, timely point on page 119. Seth states: "The largest enemy of change and leadership isn't a "no." It's a "not yet." The statement serves as a valid basis for how to look at what happens this week. ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/11/the-biggest-enemy-of-change/ Wired.com's best reader submittals for "Best Geeky Halloween Costumes." [caption id="attachment_720" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Zombie Pet"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_723" align="alignnone" width="157" caption="Mr. T Lite"][/caption]  I am particularly fond of these two photos from the top ten. I am even more particularly fond of tried and true heavy metal gimmickry from Eurometal masters, Helloween. Here's their video, "I ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/10/halloweenishness/ Read this 4th quarter forecast from Stratfor, via my friend and weekly advisor, John Mauldin. John states: "What matters now are the "exogenous" factors: government guarantees of the commercial paper market, currency interventions, direct capital infusions, etc. John offers a forecast from his friend George Friedman at Stratfor. "George's team analyzes US ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/10/the-us-treasury-has-become-the-only-customer-that-matters/   In this article in Business Week last month, Ivan Boesky's cousin (that's right, Ivan Boesky's cousin) says this about the Shanghai Stock Market (it's the worst performing market in all of Asia - and that is saying something!)   "We feel our feet are touching bottom now," he says hopefully, adding that ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/10/shooting-12-for-100-in-the-intown-atlanta-real-estate-market/ It does not take very long for Seth Godin to come along with a book nowadays. I just obtained my copy of his new book Tribes and I'll be reading it over the next few days. Regardless of his frequency, his books are always on point, always readable and entertaining, and ... http://intowninsider.com/2008/10/no-one-cares-about-me/ "In The Year 9595, I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive, He's taken everything this old Earth can give, And he ain't put back nothing..." Rather prescient for a couple of 60's singers, don't ya think? Watch this Zager and Evans classic performed on some long forgotten TV soundstage circa 1969... http://intowninsider.com/2008/10/in-the-year-2525/