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Within Spitting Distance

Or, the shortest distance between 2 points is seldom a straight line in bigot country.READ»

How Insistence Works

Or, "Determination" is another way to refuse accept 'no' for an answer.READ»

Progress Uphill Both Ways Against the Wind

Or, dragging a product into its markets the Indn Way (with no credit score, no stocks/bonds/jewelry/or much else that's majority culture 'security'READ»

Green Confidence Index Keeps Track of Attitudes About Environmental Responsibility

We are bombarded by images of rising seas and admonitions to be green, yet a recent study showed that only 57% of Americans believe in climate change. Without any context, it's impossible to figure out why. The Green Confidence ...READ»

Sometimes Old Stuff is Best

Or, if you have too many irons in the fire, & put some on the shelf "for awhile", how long is that?READ»

Sometimes Old Stuff is Best

Or, if you have too many irons in the fire, & put some on the shelf "for awhile", how long is that?READ»

They Won't Let Me Retire to a Job

Or - REALLY STUPID "Reasons" for Not Hiring Me in North DakotaREAD»

Talk About Nerve! A Business-Political Rant

Hanh mitakuyapi. Hello my relatives.  I received an email recently that claims Wal-Mart senior management has been calling mandatory meetings for the company's employees in which the employees are told they "cannot" ...READ»

Confessions of a Radical CEO

Hanh mitakuyapi.  Hello my relatives.   I realize that calling myself a radical CEO is not going to come as a big shock to at least some of you.  ITI humor being what it is, we've had buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc. ...READ»

Perspectives On Wachovia

I read in the news yesterday where Wachovia Bank lost $8.9 BILLION last quarter - mainly in the mortgage idiocy, apparently - and summarily laid of 6,340 people without so much as a 'by your leave'. 6,340 people is just about 50% ...READ»

Global Warming and You

Long ago I loved to read the comic strip 'Pogo'. Pogo was a possum and a pithy homey philosopher who often hit the nail squarely on the thumb. One of my favorite observations by Pogo was, "We has met the enemy, and he is us". ...READ»

On the Effect of Remarks Taken Out of Context

Recently The Big Idea posted this remark: "Opening up domain names to end in any word and be created in any language will only create confusion, fraud, and phishing". I commented on it, and part of my comment showed up on the ...READ»

On Retaining Separation of Church and State

In today's headlines, I see where Obama thinks it's a good idea for so-called faith-based organizations to get government money to work on "resolving social problems", and then he says in the next breath that he ...READ»

What's A Thing Worth?

The question has been asked, "Is LikedIn worth $1 billion?"  Depends on who you ask.  Not likely, in MY mind, even while it is true that anything is 'worth' whatever a given individual or group is willing to pay for it - ...READ»

Global Warming - How to Tell If It's Real

Hanh mitakuyapi. Recently, I have seen many letters to editors and posts on various Internet boards asking for proof that global warming is real. To me, the definitive proof of the reality - and awe-inspiring danger - of global ...READ»

How Do We "Green" at Indian Maid?

 Someone recently asked me how we run Indian Maid Products Inc. "so green". Partly it's because the company is run on Traditional Lakota Teachings, which were "green" before Europeans began their invasion of ...READ»

More on China, Quake Deaths and Population

I read a headline stating that the Chinese say their death toll from the May 12, 2008 earthquake is about 68,000. Predictably, there have been lots of cries about the 'tragedy'. While the deaths are a tragedy for the loved ones who ...READ»

Under-Capitalization Promotes Creativity and..

Under-capitalization promotes creativity due to necessity being the mother of invention.. My Elders taught me, "any dummy can spend money; it takes real talent to make money stretch "and" grow your business". I come from an ...READ»