New Orleans If I were paranoid, I would have been challenged even coming to work over the past decades. Of course there is the problem that it is not paranoia if it is true. Turns out for all of jokes and cracks, especially over the past two years, about whether Wal-Mart was spying on aisle …
Month: April 2007
Swank Squats
New Orleans Speaking of Hawaii, an item caught my eye the other day about some wild scheme in the islands, which reminded me of the famous TV show of decades ago, called “The Millionaire.” The show’s concept involved a fellow representing a reclusive millionaire named something like John Barsford Tipton, who would cold call a …
No Foreclosures
New Orleans Not surprisingly, New Century, once almost the king of the subprime lenders, filed for bankruptcy while trying to sell what was not bolted down and laid off about 3000 people or half of their staff. The CEO, Brad Morrice, who Jordan Ash, several ACORN leaders, and I had met along with members of …