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If I Were a Rich Man 24 May 2013 | 06:52 pm
By Larry Teren Tell me- do I look rich to you? Is it my debonair countenance? Or as an older friend said to me a week ago, “Cmon! You got deep pockets.” If my hands go the distance into my … Read mor...
No Laugh In Matter 21 May 2013 | 09:11 am
By Larry Teren Phone Conversation taking place at some point in 1984: Me: “Judy said that she made all those late night prank calls because you encouraged her to do so. Do you deny it?” Perry: (silenc...
Living in an Ex Machina World 19 Apr 2013 | 07:12 am
Deus ex machina. Originally conceived as a writer’s plot device when he cannot think of a logical way to proceed with a narrative. He then pulls a figurative “rabbit out of a hat”. Either the Guy up i...
A Union Divided 17 Apr 2013 | 04:58 am
By Larry Teren Times are a changing but apparently not for those who belong to unions. To wit, two cases: 1. Gary, my kid brother, is a world traveler but not a jet setter. On average he takes a half ...
Rupert Murdoch Needs Judge Judy 12 Apr 2013 | 09:17 am
Hey, if Ma is reading this she isn’t gonna like it. Oh, wait- I forget, she doesn’t have Internet service, let alone a computer. You see, if Rupert Murdoch does what he threatens, Ma isn’t going to be...
The Write Stuff 9 Apr 2013 | 09:17 am
By Larry Teren Some people just don’t have a sense of humor of any kind nor a talent for recognizing genius. Why, just the other day I contacted one of them fancy New York intellectual periodicals and...
Walmart Brings Sharing to a New Level 1 Apr 2013 | 02:09 am
By Larry Teren If Walmart has their way, it won’t be long before you see the elderly greeter at your favorite Walmart store replaced by a computer scanning device. What- the elderly greeter has been l...
The Suicide Club 28 Mar 2013 | 08:23 pm
By Larry Teren Baby boomers recall the popular television commercial from the 1960′s of Charlie the Tuna in cartoon form trying to convince fishermen that amphibians with good taste also taste good. I...
The Natural’s Natural 20 Mar 2013 | 07:06 pm
By Larry Teren The obituary section of the newspaper caught my attention the other day when the news wires mentioned that Ruth Ann Steinhagen’s death at age 83 eight weeks earlier almost went unnotice...
Remotely Working Remotely 18 Mar 2013 | 06:40 pm
By Larry Teren There has been plenty discussed lately about the work rules established by Marissa Meyer, the CEO of Yahoo. She laid down the law that employees can no longer work from home via remote ...
