Just Another Semi-Wasted Day
Posted by jjbarde on September 5, 2006
Good afternoon, to who I’m not sure yet. I hope to resolve this conundrum sometime… Anyway I have today off from work, so Ive been inside all day. I spent some time reading Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World by Ralph Peters. A friend at work loaned it to me after a discussion we had about Globalization. I’m only a few chapters in, and so far I am very intrigued by many of Peters’ assertions. As obvious as a lot of his ideas seem many are new to me, and I am finding it refreshing to challenge my intellect a bit. My wife came home for lunch, and we ate some pistachio crusted salmon that I got at Whole Foods. I wouldn’t get it again, but it was very good. With the rest of my day so far I have been on the computer. Nothing extremely interesting to report on that topic. OK well Ive had just about enough of this. Perhaps I will go run a few miles in a bit. Until further notice, this post is directed to the unlucky albeit unknown traveler that happens across my blog.
Pat said
Re: globalization. You have read Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat”,
yes? No? Interesting read, I thought
jjbarde said
I have read The World Is Flat and I agree with you Pat. I thought it was an interesting read as well. In fact, that particular book was the third I had read by Friedman, and I was sold. I signed up for a NY Times Select subscription, and began to read all of his articles twice a week. But then I read a couple of articles at the request of a highly respected friend of mine. Channeling Thomas Friedman by Norman Solomon, AlterNet, and How I Was Wrong About Thomas Friedman same author. These articles really got me thinking about Friedman’s motives, other than the ones he shares with his readers, and of course it confused the shit out of me. For the sake of continuing conversation Pat, Ill stop here. Please respond at your convenience.