March 30, 2026
Good morning! Though it has been three weeks, we are still not fully synchronized with Greenwich Mean Time. I think of them as Montpelier Moments. I hope you have them — or have had at least one in your lifetime.
Perfect weather, early morning sunshine, a bit of mist or dew perhaps, crisp sniffs of oxygen, high skies, newly-laundered clothes fitting snugly and sensuously next to freshly-scrubbed skin, healthy human interactions — but not too many, all green lights…
…everything in perfect alignment.
It probably helps if you are attitudinally predisposed to begin with — and many aren’t.
The capital of Vermont is a quintessential, picturesque Rockwellian hamlet —
— and when you add a genuinely friendly but not overbearing early morning 1950s-era street vendor with freshly-fried doughnuts… Arrrrgh!
Deliciously crisp edges, yeasty melt-in-your mouth innards, just a hint of sweetness…
That’s a Montpelier Moment.
- The health benefits associated with being outdoors — anytime, but especially in spring — are nothing short of astounding.
- Count the ways: Intellectual — Emotional — Psychological — Spiritual — Physical — Social… maybe even, Romance…
- Is the solution to be found in free beer? Or, cheap beer? Or, inexpensive beer — relatively speaking?
- The Minnesota Twins, seeking attendance and raucous behaviour, if not a game-winning roster, will offer $2 beer prior to the start of each game… gotta get there early.
- No doubt some high-ranking executive somewhere is hoping to attract fans who won’t really care about the game itself.
- How many can you slug down before the first pitch? Genius.
- I suppose you wouldn’t even have to stay for the game.
- Free beer here!
- For most of earth’s history, pond scum ruled…
- … at times you are convinced it still does…
- … try not to get discouraged by the messes…
- … evolution favours persistence, not slime. (Mathis)
- “We could drive to spring break and spend hundred$ on gas, or fly and never actually get there.” (Solomon)
- Is there a terminal velocity to the expansion of sports in the United States?
- At what point will the economic model be no longer sustainable?
- Most managers believe their job is to get results through people.
- And, they’re right.
- But, there’s a layer most never think about.
- The real, tangible reason WHY the work matters to the person doing it.
- Two workers can do the eggxact same job, same tasks, same pay, same hours, and have a completely different experience.
- The difference isn’t the work — it’s the leader — and the culture created by that leader. (Informed by Eades)
- The United States is currently home to the world’s most competitive economy.
- It generates 26% of global GDP and is home to 59 of the world’s top 100 companies.
- But… some historical advantages; e.g., fiscal health, infrastructure, educational achievement… are now eroding.
- To safeguard the U.S.’s competitive edge, there are essential prerequisites for future success:
- Artificial Intelligence-fluent work force
- Meeting the surging demand for electrical power
- National economic security (Panas, Etc., et al.)
- Head scratcher: It’s no longer enough for brands to market solely to humans…
- ChatBots and (robotic) shopping assistants are a fast-growing and influential audience…
- It’s coming: $350 billion spent (invested?) on the retail transformations last year… (Ibid.)
