I recently mentioned that Michael Lewis is one of my favorite authors. It’s about a tie between Lewis and Daniel Pink, another prolific non-fiction writer. In the case of Pink, I’ve read and enjoyed Drive, To Sell is Human, The Power of Regret, Free Agent Nation, and When. I subscribe to Daniel Pink’s blog and this […]
Archive | July, 2025
Book Review: Who is Government?
I think Michael Lewis is one of the best writers of non-fiction books. I’ve read a number of his books, including Liar’s Poker, The New New Thing, Going Infinite, The Premonition, and The Big Short. In this case, Lewis is the author of two of the eight chapters in this book and the editor of […]
Jimi and Me
I grew up in Seattle and was in high school when Jimi Hendrix was at his peak of popularity. It is interesting to me that now, over 50 years later, he is so well regarded. Many of his peers consider him to have been the best rock guitarist of all time. I attended two of […]
Washington State SharedWork Program
Last week my blog dealt with the likelihood of a Recession beginning during 2025 and what business owners can do to prepare. This week I’d like to present another tool that is available for times like this. This tool is the Washington State Employment Security Department’s SharedWork program. SharedWork is not new, the program was […]
The Coming Recession
At this point, it seems that a Recession starting in 2025 is almost inevitable. The media and pundits are almost unanimous in this forecast. Given my record of predicting five of the past two recessions, I’m hesitant to predict another, but I have to agree with everyone else. I’ve read one report that blamed the […]