Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was read more

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was great music for a misunderstood teenager. And when I'm feeling misunderstood these days, I'll stick on a bit of Leonard Cohen.

She couldn't have played without it. Her ankle looked like a football.

She couldn't have played without it. Her ankle looked like a football.

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and read more

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.

When all is said and done, what you'll probably see is some sort of negotiated settlement here, whether it's a read more

When all is said and done, what you'll probably see is some sort of negotiated settlement here, whether it's a breakup fee, or lower purchase price, ... Neither company has a strong interest in seeing this resolved in the court.

Microsoft has said the decision could hurt the overall economy; it's something that's been followed like no other case; and read more

Microsoft has said the decision could hurt the overall economy; it's something that's been followed like no other case; and its happening in an industry that's changing very rapidly where justice delayed is justice denied, ... All the elements are in place for them to take it.

Well, we can't control that, just as we can't control outsiders gambling on our games.

Well, we can't control that, just as we can't control outsiders gambling on our games.

Going out and doing focus groups to find out that your customer wants blue buttons on the screen instead of read more

Going out and doing focus groups to find out that your customer wants blue buttons on the screen instead of red buttons is useful. But it's much more useful to have your customers creating those buttons beside you.

I am blessed to have first been a salesperson.

I am blessed to have first been a salesperson.

There's been a very real structural shift, primarily in manufacturing employment, as a result of outsourcing and earlier capital investment read more

There's been a very real structural shift, primarily in manufacturing employment, as a result of outsourcing and earlier capital investment that has increased productivity. They're making employment act differently in this upturn.