There are a lot of juicy morsels in today’s NY Post. In an op-ed piece Jonah Goldberg points out that of the Fortune 500 companies that existed in 1955, only 13% are still around. He used that fact to illustrate how capitalism is constantly, vigorously changing and extremely productive, while government is stagnant and unproductive.
In another piece William Tucker cites an oddity. Facebook paid 19 billion for the What’sup app. The acquired firm had only 55 employees. Conagra, which employs 26,000, is valued one-third less. He uses this contrasting example to show how the tech firms, despite their value to the economy, are not as vital as manufacturing companies, as they largely benefit only an elite few.
Consumer Reports has rated the Tesla Model S electric car number one overall. It scored 99 out of 100 in its categories, tied for the highest rating ever. Its price? Almost $90,000.
Everyone is familiar with the Hair Club for Men and similar businesses. Now there is a new trend adopted by hipsters in Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Park Slope and Williamsburg. Men have paid up to $8500 to have hair weaved into their beards to give them a rugged look. Hasidic males and female-male transgenders are also using it. Popular culture never ceases to fascinate.
Jim Dale has been performing, often working 52 weeks a year, since he was nine. He is about to open in a one-man 90 minute Broadway show, Just Jim Dale. He is the voice of the Harry Potter audio books, doing an astonishing 240 characters.
During my daily walk the past two mornings at 6AM the wind has been benign, only to turn nasty in the afternoon. This often seems the case. Am I mistaken, or is it a common phenomenon? I don’t recall having learned anything about it in Earth Science. I went out again about noon to move the car for the alternate side regulation. There was about an inch of snow covering all surfaces. After I'd found a spot a block and a half away, the sun came out. It didn't feel any colder than the last two days, so I decided to try a plan B for the floating book shop -- Russian books only. I went up to the apartment and hauled out a box of about 30. Alas, no one was interested. Still, it was preferable to an additional hour and a half indoors.
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