History – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Fri, 26 May 2017 17:37:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 Duty — odious duty https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/duty-odious-duty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=duty-odious-duty https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/duty-odious-duty/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 13:22:49 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1986 Big Red Car here.  Been raining cats and dogs here in the ATX. The Boss was mumbling about planting some hibiscus and mandevilla vines along his big stone walls by the driveway — where your Big Red Car often bivouacs on a rainy night.  [Hey, I like the idea of sharing my bunk with some […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/duty-odious-duty/feed/ 3 The Baroness Margaret Thatcher is Dead https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-baroness-margaret-thatcher-is-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-baroness-margaret-thatcher-is-dead Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:41:02 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1560 Big Red Car here mourning the passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Many the accolade will be bestowed on this unique and extraordinary woman.  All well deserved. The only woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was a true friend of the United States. She transformed her country.  She was a partner with Ronald Reagan in […]

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]]> Remember that 3:00 AM phone call? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/remember-that-300-am-phone-call/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remember-that-300-am-phone-call https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/remember-that-300-am-phone-call/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:34:20 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1145 Big Red Car here.  So I am waiting for the sun to come out again.  Waiting for that sunny day. It got me thinking about all kinds of dark subjects.  Like the debate on who should be taking the 3:00 AM phone call in the White House. Remember that  one?  Back during the Democratic Presidential […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/remember-that-300-am-phone-call/feed/ 2 George Washington — the ultimate crisis leader https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/george-washington-the-ultimate-crisis-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=george-washington-the-ultimate-crisis-leader https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/george-washington-the-ultimate-crisis-leader/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:13:11 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=777 Big Red Car here.  Nice sunny day, cold, here in the ATX. The Boss was up before dawn and had his breakfast and was hard at work on a new deal he is working on.  An exciting new startup business.  Which brought me to the notion of leadership and, in particular, leadership in a crisis […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/george-washington-the-ultimate-crisis-leader/feed/ 2 Plan Your Escape — how safe are you? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/plan-your-escape-how-safe-are-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plan-your-escape-how-safe-are-you https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/plan-your-escape-how-safe-are-you/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:24:25 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=731 Big Red Car here.  Still raining in Austin which puts me in a gloomy mood. Talk about gloom, look at this.  The Boss got his hands on this map which contains some really gloomy information. This is the likely nuclear attack target list based upon a 500 warhead and a 2,000 warhead raid. These maps […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/plan-your-escape-how-safe-are-you/feed/ 14 American Naval Might — an unparalleled force https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/american-naval-might-an-unparalleled-force/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=american-naval-might-an-unparalleled-force https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/american-naval-might-an-unparalleled-force/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:21:10 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=678 Big Red Car here.  Been out for a quick cruise to get some coffee this morning and stumbled upon a truly awe inspiring picture and wanted to share it with you. This is what raw naval power looks like.  Take a look at this picture and click on it.  This is the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/american-naval-might-an-unparalleled-force/feed/ 1 The Power of Experience — Your Generation Did NOT Invent Sex https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:28:25 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=657 Big Red Car here.  The Boss is back in town and he is back to business full steam ahead.  It is nice to see him so busy as he has been at the beach, in the mountains on the East coast and skiing for Christmas.  The last three months, he has been out of town […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex/feed/ 12 The Estate Tax, an Odious and Confiscatory Tax https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-estate-tax-an-odious-and-confiscatory-tax/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-estate-tax-an-odious-and-confiscatory-tax Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:20:08 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=351 Big Red Car here. So I was listening in on The Boss’s recent meeting with a lawyer over lunch the other day.  Nice salad at the new Austin Java on Windsor in west Austin. So here is what I learned.  The Boss does not like the estate tax and calls it an odious and confiscatory […]

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]]> A Date Which Will Live in Infamy — the attack on Pearl Harbor https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/231/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=231 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/231/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:25:52 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=231 Big Red Car here in a somber mood. This is how World War II started for the Americans.  The English and French had been fighting the Germans for some time now. It was a devastating attack and almost destroyed the entire American Pacific Fleet.  But the Japanese failed to send in another wave (or two) […]

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