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Enjoy Your Work

We were waiting in the blistering sun.  The shuttle was due in a few minutes to take us to the airport.  We were leaving my wife’s family reunion in Hartford, CT.

The shuttle was a sight for sore and hot eyes.  We had five bags, one a monstrosity of a bag, the king of backbreakers.

The shuttle driver [...]

Story of David and Svea Flood

The Amazing Story of David and Svea Flood

 This is an exert from the book ‘Fresh Power’ by Jim Cymbala

Back in 1921 a missionary couple named David and Svea Flood went with their 2 year old son to what was then called the Belgian Congo. They met up with another young [...]

Discounts

I saw in The Star Newspaper in Malacca (Malaysia) today an advertisement that reads as follows:

“We’re giving a discount on discounts.”

This is from Citibank. What a catchy statement.

Reminds me of the time decades ago when I was working in private equity fund management (aka venture capital). A colleague of mine was working on a deal in [...]