Most people assume that financial traders take enormous bets in the marketplace. While there are individuals and companies that do take large financial risks, I worked for a large energy trading company and our trading philosophy was risk minimization. Our trading portfolio was highly diversified …
Cancelling Christmas
“Bah, humbug!” When we hear these words, we immediately think of Ebenezer Scrooge, Dicken’s protagonist in A Christmas Carol, first published in London during 1843. Scrooge was a miserly workaholic who hated Christmas: “If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on …
Life Skills
When I was 16 years old, I started my first job as a part-time bag sacker at a family grocery store. I knew Bill, the owner of a nearby shoe store whose sons were in my scout troop. I asked Bill if he would recommend me to the grocery manager, Jack. Bill and Jack drank their morning coffee together …
In Defense of the Material
Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas tree is purchased. It sits upright in the living room, but the stringing of lights has taken longer than usual due to a broken light strand. Due to COVID, I decided not to go into a store to purchase another string of lights. Amazon will deliver new Christmas …