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A Personal Letter to President Joe Biden

Big Red Car — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:41:14 +0000

Dear Mr. President, I have been watching your reaction to the build up and attack on Ukraine by Russia — going on for a year, amigo — and I would like to share with you some advice and thoughts. You do realize that Vladimir Putin thinks you are a weak leader, lack the resolve to […]

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In Praise of Skepticism REVISITED

Big Red Car — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:07:24 +0000

The other day a chap accuses me of being a “skeptic” about matters pertaining to the Chinese. I stand, say, “Guilty as charged.” The police come, march me away and I decide to write a blog post to explain why being skeptical is the adult position on many things. Then, I recall that back in […]

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Advice Redux — CEOs Only

Big Red Car — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:10:20 +0000

Big Red Car here working on a few wire taps, wait, no I’m not. I’m getting ready to give y’all some free advice. We talked about advice a lot in the past few years, but it’s probably alright to update our thinking just a little, why not? So, CEOs need advice from time to time. […]

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In Praise of Skepticism

Big Red Car — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:25:17 +0000

Big Red Car here. It rained yesterday in the tropical rain forest formerly known at Austin, Texas. We are starting to like the daily rains. Everything is green. It is like the Amazon valley. I am skeptical as to whether it will continue, which brings me to my thought for today — skepticism. At the […]

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Experience — Rent It Or Buy It?

Big Red Car — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 13:20:10 +0000

Big Red Car here. Been a little chilly and rainy in the ATX. Phooey! Will be 70F today but cloudy. Tonight it gets into the 30’s. So The Boss is talking to a couple of his brilliant CEOs and they get on the subject of “experience.” Experience Boss says experience figures into running a company, […]

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Advising the Seasoned CEO

Big Red Car — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:26:41 +0000

Big Red Car here. Had to get up at 4:00 am to get My Perfect Daughter to the airport to go back to NYC. Hey, I’m tired. I’m an old Big Red Car. Nah, I’m dong just fine. So The Boss is talking to several of his brilliant CEO clients. They get on the subject […]

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Military Science and Advice

Big Red Car — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:06:43 +0000

Big Red Car here in the sunny and wonderful ATX. Ahhh, it’s good to be in Texas! So The Boss was a professional soldier and is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He commanded combat engineers both in the United States and overseas. He learned a bit about soldiering. Soldiering was his family’s business […]

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CEO Coaching and Advice

Big Red Car — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:32:35 +0000

Big Red Car here. Well, Old Sport, you know what’s next, right? Haha, great day in the ATX, ya’ll. Warm, clear, sunny and glorious. On Earth as it is in Austin, By God, Texas! So The Boss is talking to one of his brilliant CEOs and they get into the subject of CEO coaching and […]

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Taking Advice

Big Red Car — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:43:52 +0000

Big Red Car here. Going to be a great day. Me and The Boss have already been for a good swim. I let The Boss swim while I keep an eye on things. This morning, clear and when The Boss looked out his office window, there was the UT Tower shining bright in the before […]

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Advice

Big Red Car — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:34:02 +0000

Big Red Car here. Bit cloudy in the ATX and can’t understand why exactly. Forecast was for a nice hot, sunny day. WTF, Big Red Car? Speaking of cloudy, there is probably no more difficult subject to address than the giving, receiving and using of advice. Best advice ever The Boss often tells the tale […]

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