Life Lessons

Once I had a woman I could call my own Once I had a woman now my woman is gone Once there was a river now theres a stone You know its evil when you're living alone Water of love deep in the ground No water here to be found Some day baby when the river runs free It'll carry that water of love to me -- "Water of Love", Dire Straits Remember when everybody used to come on Happy Hour and ... read more

It's a random kind of thing Came upon a delicate flower I can't believe a machine gun sings Driveby, driveby  -- Neil Young I'll do my usual Weekend Vittles piece tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a random collection of random thoughts - * We definitely need to bail her out, asap. Maid-Turned-Realtor Masterminded Las Vegas Mortgage Scam, Prosecutors ... read more

You'd think AC/DC just wrote this song about our current environment, no? Who made who? The people make it all happen. Not Wall Street. Not Paulson. Not Bush or Pelosi. And neither Obama nor McCain made you either. They can destroy you. They can't make you. Read the lyrics. Think about whether the intervention helps or hurts you. Who made you? AC/DC -- Who Made Who? The video ... read more

In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster? Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her? -- Neil Young All day Wednesday at Fox, my right eye was watering and really bothering me. I don't have allergies, but I figured the only ... read more

Loose hearted lady, sleepy was she, Love for the devil brought her to me, Seeds of a thousand drawn to her sin, Seasons of whither holdin me in. Oh woe is me I feel so badly for you Oh woe is me I feel so sadly for you in time Bound to lose your mind Live on borrowed time Take the wind right out of your sails -- Seasons of Wither, Aerosmith 1974 My recent Big 3 rant about my hatred ... read more

Sometimes the Universe delivers the perfect song at the perfect time for ya. I was walking to the West 4th Subway stop this morning, thinking about that what I'd written in that post I'd written yesterday about wondering what I'm doing on TV for a living. And existentially I suppose, I was also thinking about writing that post I'd written yesterday. Not surprisingly, I suppose, there's been some ... read more

I really do have an amazing job.  I go to the storied Waldorf Astoria everyday to talk to some of the smartest, famous, beautiful, interesting, hardworking, inspirational, challenging, powerful people in the world. And that's amazing. But it's also very stressful. I feel a lot of pressure.  Sometimes, more than others. And I did just see a commercial for our show on Fox Business -- ... read more

...Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.   Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion ... read more

I miss writing for the FT, and was happy when I knew I'd get to see some of the people there at the fifth annual "Meet the FT" party.  It was a great set up -- at the top of 30 Rock.  As I walked in with my Jedi Master, James Altucher, we passed NBC Universal CEO, Jeffrey Zucker, coming out of the building.  I got a kick out of telling James that Zucker had eyed me as we passed because he knew ... read more

It was quite a rush being treated so nicely with an entourage and outpouring of support as soon as I'd landed in Albuquerque last Thursday.  I spoke in front of students during a lunch break in the Anderson School of Management and then even jumped headfirst and gave my "Flip It' lessons from whatever the students in a micro-economics and a commercial banking class were currently working on.  (I ... read more