Author Archives: bryan

EXPERTS HAVE CONFIRMED! “Very Bad Things Can Happen!” Based on this recent report, Monday morning of this week an entire town nestled in the hills of the Mark Twain National Forest in south-central Missouri stayed in bed. By that afternoon … Continue reading →

This week I am struggling with priorities. I am (possibly) faced with a decision that (whatever I decide) will at the least maintain status quo and may result in betterment; this is a good problem. My initial instinct was to … Continue reading →

42% of 4% own 46%. That is an inordinately high concentration of something. So based on this scenario, in a given set of 10,000 individuals spread evenly over 100 square miles, and with 10,000 shares to divide between the 10,000 … Continue reading →

Pomp and Circumstance: “An ostentatious display of ceremonial grandeur.” “Histrionics, blatancy, fuss, ostentation, formality, bravado, bravura, showmanship, grandiosity, flamboyance, boastfulness, dramatics, flourish, flashiness, splendor, parade, swaggar, splashiness, garishness, dash, opulence, gaudiness, pomposity, pomp, flagrancy, pageantry, showiness, affectedness, grandiloquence, shamelessness, jauntiness, … Continue reading →

When an elderly and/or ailing family member comes to a point, we put them in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. When an elderly and/or ailing pet comes to a point, we put them to sleep. No, I … Continue reading →