Of Car Dealers and Bathroom Tissue

Of Car Dealers and Bathroom Tissue

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is there anything as mysterious as the price of a car, especially a new one?  I’ve heard the various prices so much, long ago, that I’ve pretty much blocked them out of my mind.  There is the sticker price, dealer cost, factory...
Of Car Dealers and Bathroom Tissue

A Frivolous Novelty

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this week’s publication, I was trying to think of an expensive, short-lived, duplicative, inconvenient, limited use, frivolous novelty.  Did I mention expensive?  After a half-hour of wonderment, the best I could do is a Homer...

LEED and Immortality

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was recently reading a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal where the reader blasted ag biotech companies like Dow Chemical and Monsanto for creating “superweeds”.  Monsanto transformed crop farming with the development...
Of Car Dealers and Bathroom Tissue

Oil Slick Musings

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been about a month since I prognosticated and reflected on the BP disaster in the golf.  Let’s see how things have unfolded.  My predictions: Political food fight Underestimated disaster Lack of “what if” on BPs part Where is...
Of Car Dealers and Bathroom Tissue

Disaster in the Gulf

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Like millions of people around the world, I have been following the slow nightmare that is unfolding in the gulf.  Many topics and thoughts come to mind. First, our company mission is “make every project a positive experience for our...