The answer to the question posed in the title is a bit of both. With any business trend or fashion, there is always something of substance and value, and a tendency to overdo it, because, after all, we need to sell books, seminars, and consulting services. Dashboards began in the 1970s as businesses began using […]
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Ten Years a Consultant
On January 14, 2010, I officially opened my consulting practice. Today, January 14, 2020, marks ten years of working for myself. After ten years, this is longer than any W-2 job I ever had! At this point, I probably couldn’t work for anyone else! While it is challenging to have a successful practice, it is […]
Becoming a Superhero
Those of us who have a consulting practice and have decided to go it alone, rather than be part of a bigger organization, just do it all. Beside the paying work, that means the administration and business development. For those who have reserved personalities, like us accountants, that is the biggest challenge. How do we […]
My First Trip to Asia
In April, my wife, grandson and I visited Korea. This was mostly a chance to visit my wife’s family. She has three sisters and their families that live in and around Seoul. My wife was born during the Korean War, or what they call the Korean Civil War. The country was very poor after the […]
Save the Earth?
This is the fourth and final installment in my series of articles for the holiday season. The first installment asked, “Are we Alone in the Universe?” The answer seems to be, for all practical purposes, yes. The second installment was, “The Legacy of Space Exploration,” which was a celebration of the Moon flights and Lunar […]
The Lunacy of Space Exploration
This is the third of four installments. The first was “Are We Alone in the Universe,” where the conclusion was, it seems so. The second installment was about the space explorers of 50 years ago and the irony of looking outward towards space caused them invariably to focus back on the tiny blue marble that […]
The Legacy of Space Exploration
This is the second in my four-part series on the really big picture questions to consider during the holiday season of reflection. The first installment was titled, “Are We Alone in the Universe?” Next up… The Legacy of Space Exploration During 2018 and 2019 there is and will be a lot of celebration of the […]
Four-Part Series–Are We Alone in the Universe?
Here we are at the end of October and on the cusp of the holiday season. I don’t like the dark and rain of November and December but I do like the holidays. Thanksgiving and New Year’s, two secular holidays, bookend the religious celebrations of Hanukkah and Christmas. It is a good time of year […]
They Can’t Download Me (or You)
Have you ever had proprietary content plagiarized? If you have a website, send out blogs or post on social media, chances are you have. There are services to track this sort of thing. They do matches of word patterns to catch the scofflaws so your lawyer can send a nasty-gram telling them to cease and […]
The Curious Case of Iceland
In late April/early May my wife and I had a short vacation (five days including travel days) to Cabo San Lucas. We had beautiful weather, not much to do except lay in the sun, drink margaritas, go to dinner and repeat. In other words, boring. In July we took another short vacation, this time to […]