Archive for 2010
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
I compiled my thoughts on the primary challenges the United States faces in the coming decade, and ways to overcome them, here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/facingthefuture.pdf
The primary focus in this collection is on domestic challenges, although some geopolitical issues are addressed.
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Posted in Business, Cultures, Econ / Finance, Geopolitics, health care reform, Media, Outside the Fishbowl, US Politics | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Following is a good overview of a current geopolitical situation from Stratfor, a public domain intelligence analysis firm.
If you are interested in the particular issue and region at hand, Israel / Palestinians / rising Turkey / etc., you will probably find it of value.
However, its true worth lies in some pearls of geopolitical wisdom, some ...
Posted in Geopolitics, Outside the Fishbowl, US Politics | No Comments »
Monday, May 31st, 2010
As part of our effort to reintegrate into American society and its culture, we’re spending part of our summer in the air conditioned retreat of the Paramount, a faithfully restored theater originally built in 1915 to host vaudeville as the Majestic and transformed in 1930 into a Baroque Revival movie ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Yesterday, an entrepreneur told me of his father, who died at 81. The father lived in a 4th floor walkup until he was 79, when a fire in the building forced a move to a new building. The new building came with a wonderful view of the East River and an ...
Posted in Business, Cultures, Outside the Fishbowl | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
The install is the easy part. Making effective use of all this capability is the challenge.
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Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
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Steph and I have four kids between us, all now in their twenties.
As everyone who has raised kids to this age knows, there are ups and downs along the way.
During the downs there are many times when you wish you could reach inside your kid's head and pull the levers and ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Steph is in the news again. This time twice in the same day.
First, in a story in MSN Money: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/FindDealsOnline/big-discounts-on-little-pleasures.aspx
Second, in a story on FoxNews: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/04/16/rv-travel-beginners/
The Fox story included a link to our Travel web site, www.HackneysTravel.com, which was nice of them to include. I haven't checked the traffic levels ...
Posted in Business, Econ / Finance, Expedition Vehicles, Media, Travel | No Comments »
Friday, April 9th, 2010
I visited our local BMW/Triumph dealer, Lone Star, today to test ride the Triumphs on the Factory Tour.
I'm slowly trying to adapt and adjust back into American culture. I'm using riding as one of the tools to accomplish that task. I rode the Bonneville SE. It was fun, but I think ...
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Steph was on TV on Wednesday and I get a mention on Engadget on Friday. Quite a week for us.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/dell-latitude-e6410-e6510-finally-make-it-to-us/
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Posted in Gear, Photography, Sci / Tech, Travel | 1 Comment »
