INSIGHTS
JAN
25
COSTA’S CORNER
Ball of confusion, that’s what the world is today. Thank you to Norman Whittfield and Barrett Strong for lyrics that are as relevant today as they were 47 years ago. As with every period in time in history, there is growing discord all over the World. The Middle East, Venezuela, The Ukraine, Brexit, Neo-Nazis rising in Germany and so on. It...
JAN
24
COSTA’S CORNER
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. From the early 70’s rock anthem, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, Pete Townsend forcefully expresses his generations’ frustration with how things seem to never change. While the World seems to be in such disarray, what with Venezuela on the brink of some sort of coup, China sneaking about, trying to r...
JAN
22
COSTA’S CORNER
Baby its cold outside! As the Northeast goes through another typical wintertime freeze my thoughts go to those poor souls that are freezing in Davos, Switzerland. For the next four days World leaders of business, politics and science will meet and discuss any number of topics with little to no resolution. Davos typically attracts a who’s who ...
JAN
21
COSTA’S CORNER
A penny saved is a penny earned. While we enjoy a small break from the daily grind of business as usual, maybe we should reflect a little on those we have lost. Today, is a national celebration of the birth of one of the greatest Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King was a champion of non-violent change to the status quo. He believed, lik...
JAN
18
COSTA’S CORNER
“Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, your opinion, man.” Thank you Jeff Bridges, from the Big Lebowski. As you might have gathered after reading a few of my columns, I have opinions. They may be right or wrong but they are just that, opinions. One thing about an opinion is it forces the reader to think; Do I agree with him? Do I disag...