Where You're From Only Matters In Relation

Economists' Unanimity That Bad Business Is Ahead Is The Most Reassuring News Possible. It's Very Unlikely That This Will Be The One Time They're Right.

Generous Gestures Yield The Most When That Isn't Their Purpose.

Speaking Of Birthdays, Our Firstborn [recently Turned 2]. As Parents Sometimes Fondly Do, We Reminisced A Bit About His Early Days On Earth-the Excitement, The Wonder, The Fears When We Brought Him Home. His Every Squeak Or Squawk We Were Sure Heralded Some Terrible Crisis; I Tested The Warmth Of Formulas From Dusk To Dawn, It Seemed. We Were So Germ-conscious My Wife Even Sterilized The Skin Of The Oranges Before Squeezing Them. How Firstborns Ever Survive Their Parents' Attentions Is Beyond Me. However, They Do, And He Did, And, In Spite Of Our Efforts, He Turned Out To Be Quite A Good Guy.

All Too Often We Say Of A Man Doing A Good Job That He Is Indispensable. A Flattering Canard, As So Many Disillusioned And Retired And Fired Have Discovered When The World Seems To Keep On Turning Without Them. In Business, A Man Can Come Nearest To Indispensability By Being Dispensable In His Current Job. How Can A Man Move Up To New Responsibilities If He Is The Only One Able To Handle His Present Tasks? It Matters Not How Small Or Large The Job You Now Have, If You Have Trained No One To Do It As Well, You're Not Available; You've Made Your Promotion Difficult If Not Impossible.

What About The Poor Salesman Who Is Calling Into The Office From The Corner Saloon Instead Of The Home Sickbed He Claims He Is In?