For sheer compositional innovation in timing and phrasing, there is no composer to rival Al di Meola. There is not one lyric in any piece he’s written. The story is in the emotion of the music, conveyed by the structure, the rhythm and the surprising transitions that guide you comfortably through an aural experience you could not have prepared for, and which would have made you nervous had you the time to think about where it was taking you. Instead, you arrive where di Meola wants you to, just in time, safe and feeling fine. Refreshed by the journey. Amazed at the experience.
Towards a political symphony
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Why inflation doesn’t matter yet
In 2010, the year’s inflation rate was 1.64 percent. The year prior we experienced deflation for the first time in many decades, at -.34 percent. This year’s annual rate, so far, is averaging 2.14 percent. It’s not screaming upward, but it’s definitely rising. Continue reading
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Choosing up sides
As you consider joining your fate with others, would you rather work with a lazy genius, or an average person who won’t give up? Continue reading
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Everybody has to earn a living
If you’re not rich, the point is clear. But even the wealthy must work at maintaining their wealth. While you and I toil full time at our respective means of generating an income, a rich person toils at keeping track of, and making decisions about, their accumulated assets. If they are really smart, they’ll have kept their assets in easy-to-manage categories. But manage they must. A good friend of mine once described me as a Master of the Obvious. Here I prove her point yet again. But even the obvious can have unobvious ramifications and hidden lessons of life. Continue reading
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