Tag: America

My Mom Was Right

Growing up, whenever we saw someone with a mental disability, my mother would always say, "Look, there is one of God's angels." She taught us that people with mental disabilities are angels from Heaven. This clip is evidence that my Mom was correct. It's very short, only about a minute. If we could just figure … Continue reading My Mom Was Right →

India-China Startup Ecosystem Comparison – An Unbiased View

For over a week, there has been a comparison across social media between the startup ecosystems of India and China. Shortly after, during the second ‘Startup Maha Kumbh’ event in Delhi, India’s Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal repeated the same points verbatim. It’s unclear whether the meme influenced the minister or vice versa. While comparisons … Continue reading India-China Startup Ecosystem Comparison – An Unbiased View →

Plan Mexico: Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff)

[First published on L!, January 28, 2013] I’ve had opportunity to work overseas with many of Uncle Sam’s alphabet soup agencies (DEA, CIA, DOS, USAID, etc.) and have generally been underwhelmed by their lack of foreign language skills and understanding of the local culture. On the other hand they are filled with lot of really … Continue reading Plan Mexico: Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff) →

The Former Queen of L1, In Her Own Words

https://twitter.com/ClaireBerlinski/status/1856649314258321883 Remember all those times the ruling class assured us that they didn't plan on sending American troops to fight in the war between Russia and Ukraine? Guess what? They were totally lying. In the tweet linked to above, Clarie Berlinski laments the fact that President Trump won't get us into WWIV. She is very … Continue reading The Former Queen of L1, In Her Own Words →

Thai Chicks Follow Simon Wherever He Goes :)

Recently, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting Simon in person, and about five minutes later, a cute Thai chick popped up out of nowhere. Well, not exactly out of nowhere-we decided to get Thai food and drove up to a Thai food truck. To my amazement, Simon began to banter with the … Continue reading Thai Chicks Follow Simon Wherever He Goes 🙂 →