Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The French Open is here. The main draw starts competition on Sunday, 28 May 2017. No need to look all over the internet to sort out where to see this year’s classic. Nightshift Sports has already done the heavy lifting for you. Where to Watch The French Just click …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
The Nightshift: 28 May 2017
Editor’s Note: After a spirited internal debate, the Nightshift team decided that in order to provide appropriate coverage for things other than the current U.S. Political scene (i.e. “the hot mess in Washington”), we would trim down the amount of commentary and coverage on U.S. political events to a very modest length and let you go …
Transitions: Don Rickles (a.k.a. Mr. Warmth) 1926-2017
Editor’s Note: The Don Rickles video originally available is no longer available. Sorry about that. Paying Attention: Let’s get one thing straight: you’re a hockey puck. At least you are if you accidentally wandered into Don Rickles’ field of vision during one of his many live shows. Accept that premise and the rest of …
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The America's Cup: The Slow Evolution of a Classic Sporting Event
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images This is quite a sports weekend. The latest round of the America’s Cup starts this weekend. It is the oldest international sporting event in the world. For a sport deeply wedded to tradition, the 2017 version of The America’s Cup would be almost unrecognizable to the participants who raced …
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The Nightshift: 27 May 2017
Editor’s Note: After a spirited internal debate, the Nightshift team decided that in order to provide appropriate coverage for things other than the current U.S. Political scene (i.e. “the hot mess in Washington”), we would trim down the amount of commentary and coverage on U.S. political events to a very modest length and let you go …
The Nightshift: 26 May 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Friday, 26 May 2017 and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. The Trump overseas trip is winding down at precisely the same time that additional turmoil is ramping up in the U.S. The latest problem: it has been revealed that Jared Kushner, the President’s son-in-law …
The Nightshift: 25 May 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Thursday, 25 May 2017 and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. President Trump remains on the road in Europe. The investigational fires continue to burn in the U.S. An investigative committee has asked Deutsche Bank for all papers relating to loans and banking operations with …
Original Tastes
Editor’s Note: this post was originally produced in 2015 but the story line is still accurate..perhaps even more so..and the link is still good. It’s repeated here as we move into the major season(s) for Concours shows. Paying Attention: Not so long ago, I was at the Pebble Beach concours, primarily to see a client’s …
Warren Buffett on investing
“If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die…”
How to make the iPad insanely great
Paying Attention: Apple’s iPad, which created an entirely new category of computing device, has been going through a tough market cycle. In January of 2017, unit sales were down 19% and total revenue was down 22%; even with backward leaning numbers, the iPad still accounted for 13.3 million units and $5.5 billion in revenue and …