Shambo was called to the White House, so please enjoy this classic LMSTAT!  He’ll be back tomorrow.   Let me say this about that.   I am constantly amazed by the volume of prescription drug ads we are bombarded with every day.  It appears that we Americans have become victims of a variety of diseases, […]

Let me say this about that. I reached my sixtieth year before I had one of the greatest epiphanies of my life.  To wit: It is the life’s work of every man’s wife to discover creative ways to piss-away money.  OK - OK, I have, in just two short sentences, succeeded in alienating every woman reading […]

Let me say this about that. It seems to me that there is nothing more un-American than something or someone that is given credit for excellence that is not based on actual performance.  It’s unjust.  It’s inequitable.  It’s prejudicial.  It’s malodorous.  It’s abhorrent.  And, it just pisses me off.  Back last June, I wrote an […]

Let me say this about. There are many things in this life that I don’t care for.  Things that have absolutely no redeeming value.  Things that do not contribute to the advancement of society and actively degrade the human experience.  Things that are irritating, exasperating and vexatious.  Things like athlete’s foot, car alarms, pressing #1 if […]

Let me say this about that. I received sad news a few days ago.  Professor Cecil G. Johnson, World War II bomber pilot,  Georgia Tech engineering professor extraordinaire, and my mentor passed away last Sunday.  To characterize Prof. Johnson as as an educator would be like saying Mohammad Ali was merely a boxer.  Cecil Johnson was a giant among […]

Let me say this about that. What is it that makes a good manager?  Better question ……. what makes a great manager?  In my fourty years in the work place, I have worked for a few good ones, one or two great ones and a boat load of crappy ones.  Most Americans believe that management can […]

Let me say this about that. Did you ever stop to think what series of decisions led to where you are today?  I don’t mean just geographically, but how you wound up in the job, the profession, the career in which you currently find yourself.  I would wager that almost none of us actually planned […]

Let me say this about that. I really enjoy going on vacation and staying with friends.  I travelled so much during my working years that I have come to completely loath hotels.  Given a choice between a five star hotel and a buddy’s hunting shack, I’ll take the shack every time.  There is a level of comfort […]