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.

It's not just one project; the technology will only give you 20% of the ROI. Process changes will give you read more

It's not just one project; the technology will only give you 20% of the ROI. Process changes will give you 50% of the ROI, and the last 30% of that ROI equation is the people -- that's your change-management piece.

So we've been preparing for this and all we're ready to do is do more of what we've been doing.

So we've been preparing for this and all we're ready to do is do more of what we've been doing.

You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Albert Einstein -Irish proverb.

You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Albert Einstein -Irish proverb.

Roosevelt plays an up-tempo -- I call it helter-skelter -- kind of game, and they try to pull you into read more

Roosevelt plays an up-tempo -- I call it helter-skelter -- kind of game, and they try to pull you into it. If they get you into it, you're in trouble. They play a bumping and pushing style, and if it's not called, your kids try to do it, too. It worked (for them) tonight.

Prices are going to be very volatile. Our natural gas immune system has been compromised, so to speak. When it read more

Prices are going to be very volatile. Our natural gas immune system has been compromised, so to speak. When it gets very cold in New England, we're going to see a much higher price spike in California than we might have without Katrina.

Let's wait and see how the two companies mesh. They can learn from each other, if they're smart.

Let's wait and see how the two companies mesh. They can learn from each other, if they're smart.

Economic strength poses a possible risk that the Fed might find it necessary to increase interest rates even beyond May. read more

Economic strength poses a possible risk that the Fed might find it necessary to increase interest rates even beyond May. With that comes the risk that the economy could be slowed substantially, which is something that had been taken off the table at least in the last month.

During my most recent visit two weeks ago, I was struck by the destruction that still remains.

During my most recent visit two weeks ago, I was struck by the destruction that still remains.