Wisdom – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:15:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 Hanlon’s Razor and Other Adages https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/hanlons-razor-and-other-adages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hanlons-razor-and-other-adages Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:15:40 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=8376 I am in New York City freezing my ass off. I come every year to see the Veterans Day Parade (which was a huge disappointment this year). I hate cold weather, but I voluntarily came to NYC, so who can I blame? I can only blame myself which brings me to my thought for today. […]

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]]> Viking Rules https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/viking-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viking-rules Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:55:55 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=7543 Never in history has your Big Red Car touted another’s blog. Not something I do. Don’t like a lot of other blogs. But the other day one caught my eye and I want to introduce it to you. It is called “Viking” and can be found at Viking. The Viking writes about Startups, Search, Books, […]

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]]> Herman Wouk, 103, RIP https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/herman-wouk-103-rip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=herman-wouk-103-rip Sun, 19 May 2019 20:49:55 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=7288 Herman Wouk, an American writer of substantial importance has died. The Pulitzer Prize author of such masterpieces as “The Caine Mutiny” was 103, only 10 days from his 104th birthday. He was described as a man who made American literature “kinder, gentler, better” by his peers upon the occasion of his 80th birthday. An extraordinary […]

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]]> Waffle House Wisdom https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/waffle-house-wisdom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waffle-house-wisdom https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/waffle-house-wisdom/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:21:12 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4035 There is a brand of wisdom that is only found early in the morning at Waffle House. It’s called Waffle House Wisdom. If you don’t recognize that name it is because you may never have eaten at a Waffle House or you are a thin skinned Tesla liberal (the heir apparent to the limousine liberal […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/waffle-house-wisdom/feed/ 7 Failing to Meet Expectations https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/failing-to-meet-expectations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=failing-to-meet-expectations Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:48:23 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3046 Big Red Car here.  Brrrr, it’s cold here in Austin.  Not “Hell froze over cold”.  Not even Chicago cold.  But cold for us Texas hot house tomatoes. It’s 35F but it feels like 30F.  We are such weenies in Texas.  [STFU, Big Red Car, no we are not.] Our weather in Texas is an exercise […]

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]]> Valley Forge — a Primer in Crisis Management for the Startup CEO https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/valley-forge-a-primer-in-crisis-management-for-the-startup-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=valley-forge-a-primer-in-crisis-management-for-the-startup-ceo https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/valley-forge-a-primer-in-crisis-management-for-the-startup-ceo/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:22:06 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2965 Big Red Car here.  Oh boy, it’s going to be 75F and sunny here in the ATX today.  Oh boy!  [Hey, Big Red Car, STFU because other folks live in places like Chicago and it’s wicked cold there.  Actually it’s going to be quite nice in Chicago today.] So The Boss is still in Steamboat […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/valley-forge-a-primer-in-crisis-management-for-the-startup-ceo/feed/ 1 The Long March — the Evolving Startup https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-evolving-startup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-evolving-startup Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:53:36 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2960 Big Red Car here.  I’m getting a bit worried about The Boss.  It’s snowing like nuts in Steamboat Springs and the first retail marijuana store has apparently opened in the ‘Boat. I hope he doesn’t get mowed down by a snowboarder.  A stoned snowboarder. The Long March as evolving startup analogy In Chinese history, Mao’s […]

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]]> Mandela and the Founding Fathers: Terrorists v Patriots https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:33:50 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2805 Big Red Car here.  It is cold in the ATX.  It is going to cold for the rest of the week.  Well, Texas cold that is — 30’s at night cold. Ahhh, winter in Texas.  On Earth as it is in Texas. Nelson Mandela The world is awash with tributes to Nelson Mandela as well […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/mandela-and-the-founding-fathers-terrorists-v-patriots/feed/ 6 Troy H Middleton, Citizen Soldier https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:05:34 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2593 Big Red Car here.  Well, you know what I’m going to say — right?  On Earth as it is in Austin, Texas, ya’ll, cause it’s just about perfect here in the ATX. So The Boss is finishing up reading about his tenth book on the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.  He gets […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier/feed/ 2 Harnessing the Power of a Crisis https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/harnessing-the-power-of-a-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harnessing-the-power-of-a-crisis Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:33:20 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2555 Big Red Car here.  We’ve been having a bit of rain here in the ATX.  And that, Old Sport, is a very good thang as we are needing some more water in the lakes just now. Look here and see this short video of the torrent of water flowing through Barton Springs.  If you don’t […]

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