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Valuation Mirages 15 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
We all have seen the familiar movie vignette of the lost man in the desert suffering from severe dehydration. The scene is typically one of a man staggering across blistering hot sand dunes in tatter...
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful 4 Jun 2013 | 12:39 am
Long suffering Weekly Recon readers know of my fondness for the 1980s. One of the most memorable commercials from that era was the Pantene shampoo commercial where the unforgettable Kelly LeBrock bre...
The Management Meeting – Deconstructed 20 Mar 2013 | 09:19 pm
It was late spring in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. All of the guys in the department had fought to get on this particular audit because of the time of year and the location. A youn...
Does This Risk Make Me Look Fat? 11 Dec 2012 | 02:32 am
I sat on the couch staring blankly ahead, keenly aware of my impending doom. The bags from the department stores lay strewn about the room overlapping one another and forming mosaic patterns before ...
Going Whole Hog 9 Oct 2012 | 09:07 pm
The air was stifling in the metal trader’s small office as I got up to pace back and forth. Walking was the only way I could think of to get some of the air to circulate around me. “So if someone...
Kentucky Fried Risk Assessment 28 Aug 2012 | 07:41 pm
Coming home from work one night during this late summer I encountered something unusual; an empty house. After walking around looking for, and calling for, the rest of my family, I accepted the fact...
Less Than Zero 25 Jul 2012 | 01:24 am
“Whom the gods would destroy, they first make crazy” – Roman proverb Friends and colleagues know that I am a big fan of the Eighties. See this post for more color: The Eighties One of the more m.....
Lipstick on a Pig 22 Jun 2012 | 08:52 pm
Many of you know I spent my younger days in the auto industry. I spent much time performing operational audits for the captive finance arm of the company I worked for. One of the units we had to rev...
Family Feud 15 Jun 2012 | 02:32 am
Richard Dawson passed away this week. For those that remember, he was the host of the one of the most popular game shows of the 70’s and 80’s, “The Family Feud.” The show consisted of two competing f...
Our Fairy Tale Economy 22 May 2012 | 07:43 pm
Anyone who has children is familiar with the concept of re-living their childhood. From introducing my kids to Star Wars, to teaching them to throw a baseball and ride a bike – all of these bring bac...
