Charlie Cook makes a very good analysis at the American electorate for the upcoming presidential election in 2012. Not said, but underlying the demographic trends of the nation, the next 20 years or so will underlie a significant shift in priorities and platform for winning Republican candidates. States rights, fiscal spending, are both candidates, but in the end, I don’t think any of us are sure where the electorate is headed.
Republican Nomination – A final thought
I read a recent Reuters article with a tiring level of interest. I’m past curiosity, and desire a summer break, before the fall election campaign. The fact that states, at this late date are still discussed in terms of favorable to one candidate or the other, suggest the divisions are not healing. Read more
Republican Nomination Process – A revisit
Well, the masses just refuse to cooperate with the party elite. I awoke this morning, to Santorum Sweeps. In an earlier post, I reflected my thought that Gingrich would eventually win the Republican nomination. That may or may not happen. But not sure how anyone can conceive of Romney winning with his rejection rate. How much more consistent does his upper limit have to be for the pundits to recongnize it? I don’t know, but it is becoming fun to watch.
Performing Monte Carlo Simulations within OpenOffice Calc
I recently devised a method to perform Monte Carlo simulations with Open Office Calc. I have long considered this a complicating feature of Open Office Calc, and would welcome comments that improve upon what I produced below. By perform simulations, I mean my procedure produces a data table with the following qualities:
- Rows represent simulation results of my desired model
- Columns represent individual outcome variables of interest
- Multiple.Operations is used to establish the data table
- The results in each cell entry are based on random numbers applied to individual variables within my model
- The entire table recalculates for any change to a model parameter, automatic or manual at my choice Read more
Aleph – A Discussion of What we should do in the present
I recently read Aleph by Paulo Coelho. My first book by Paulo. And the book was quite impressive. His storytelling is excellent, his style intriguing, and best of all, the stories make you think of your own life. More of what’s needed in the world, I think. For me, I post blogs, to clear my thinking. This post, then, is a statement to the ability of Paulo’s writing to encourage me to think. Several discussion topics are suggested at the end of the book—a feature more authors should consider—one of which captured my attention while reading. Paulo wrote:
“We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; we’re always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and about why we didn’t act as we should have. Or else we think about the future, about what we’re going to do tomorrow, what precautions we should take, what dangers await us around the next corner, how to avoid what we don’t want and how to get what we have always dreamed of.”
Republican Nomination Process – My View
The two party system seems to be at one of its weaker moments. Both the democratic and republican parties are, in reality, collections of sub-groups. Democrats contain, environmentalist, union advocates, social engineers, and ardent civil rights protectors. Republicans, to hear the broad media descriptions, contain fiscally conscience free enterprise advocates, evangelical protestants, and libertarians. Broken in today’s republican movement, is the inability to hold a debate, recognize and value the input of the subgroups, and then coalesce around shared values, namely a primary process that moves from debates to galvanization—What I see is a lack of shared values. Read more
Career Management Resources
Here are my top sites for assisting all phases of career management. Read more
My Route to Health
To be in good health, three aspects of life must be addressed: Your brain, the food you intake, and the activity of your body. I base my life on these works. I’ve found them indispensable on my journey to healthy living. Read more
Accounting References
Here are links to what I consider my key accounting references. These sites keep me up to date on the accounting profession and guide my decision making regarding the United States tax environment. Read more
Cuba – My experience
My Cuba travels were fascinating. And at the same time, educational, enjoyable and memorable. Beverly and I were in Cuba from 30 July to 6 August, 2011 on a tour hosted by Cuba Education Tours, which did an excellent job of meeting their objective. Me, I did not really have any objectives. This was one of the few trips where I did little planning or arranging. Normally a planner, I followed the lead of my friend Quentin who identified the tour, and the good folks at Cuba Education Tours did the rest of the leg work. Read more
