In the Book, 1984 by George Orwell, (which is required reading if you want to know what is happening) the protagonist worked at the Ministry of Truth, which was the propaganda arm of the Government.  He was […]

If I were in America, Now, I would be in the street, part of the Women’s March.   I would have arrived early. Committed, I would be in the Street, protesting the election of a man who has no respect for women.

A […]

Most people didn’t think that Trump would be a candidate, much less win.   He was too crude, too racist, too misogynist, too stupid.  He sounded like President Camacho in the movie Idiocrasy and had so many s […]

When you encounter a business that has been ‘in the family’ for generations, the ‘knee jerk’ response is to assume it is a solid investment.   Very often people will feel completely confident investing, buying, […]

In the Second Article I used a business, (under an assumed name) to give an essence of its degeneration.

The Business, which I called Question, began small, then expanded, and operated a number of different and […]

In Part One I gave the foundation of the failures of Legacy Businesses.  In this article I give some of the particulars as to how a business which seems solid on the outside is a disaster on the inside.

This is […]

From the outside the  company appears solid. It is well known, has a good name, and has been around for quite some time.

It is a ‘legacy’ business, created by the ancestors of the current owners.  The public h […]

In the First Episode I described the characters in the ‘play’ and the basic situation.  In the Second I went into a particular, which, on the surface might seem minor, but spotlights the kind of ignorance that […]

In the First Episode of this series I went through the Personas, the Hippo, who is supposed to be in charge of Cray Z. House,  but does absolutely nothing, Pigthing, the filthy helper who does little except […]

Of all the businesses I have ever troubleshoot, the most ridiculous is the one I’ll call the Cray Z. House.

This endeavour was begun as a kind of old age home for members of a particular congregation but morphed […]

I want you to focus.  Shut off the radio, the television, get off the phone.  And right now, focus on what you are doing and where you are in the environment.

Now I want you to activate your brain.  Your br […]

Harry S. Truman never expected to be President.  Franklyn Roosevelt had won a fourth term, World War II was moving towards the final battle.

He didn’t know that the Vice President, Henry Wallace, was […]