A quick Geezercast to settle me in to the new Vista/Mac world after a month of computer transition. Kids graduating from college and etc. are featured in this one.
Click HERE to listen to this 14 minute podcast.
A quick Geezercast to settle me in to the new Vista/Mac world after a month of computer transition. Kids graduating from college and etc. are featured in this one.
Click HERE to listen to this 14 minute podcast.
Welcome back, Mike.
Congratulations on the boys’ graduations. Much to be proud of. Wonderful about their adventure plans.
My guy David recently applied at school to travel with a couple dozen students to India and, while not accepted to the program, has his ambitions to maybe travel there on his own or one day for work.
Arete mentioned that she planned to meet you for lunch. I hope the two of you enjoyed your own private reunion. I’ve been in touch with Whitehill, Dickman, Howard Bernstein, Eric Sonquist (can’t attend) and Bruce Berkman about Cornell next month. Wish that you were there.
Part of reunion, for me, is making mental bookmarks about the state of the world. Ann Darby’s husband, Bill Dudley, is now President of the NY Federal Reserve, and I look forward to whatever candor she might share. Similarly, Former Dean and accouting professor Swieringa served on the board of GE during its Jack Welch years, and perhaps will have some perspective on the merits of financial engineering (especially with GE stock down some 75% over the past decade).
Heard your thoughts about the stock market recovery versus the world’s fundamentals. Of course, gains after big percentage declines have to be disproportionately big recoveries to begin getting back to even.
You used to race cars, so maybe you are receptive to the metaphor of the economy as a car in need of a major overhaul. Just making sure that the wheels don’t come off isn’t enough to get it running well, and so far that’s all that’s gotten done…and the electorate seems to be wondering just where is the trillion dollars that they’ve been billed. Expect more rants before all is done.
Anyway, glad to hear your voice. Wishing you and Marcie a relaxing holiday,
John
People are definitely listening to the fine podcast Mike O’Connor does.
Jon Kalish