Archive for December, 2006
I think that the economic picture of the next year is going to be rough.
The real fun happens somewhere around June or July – maybe August. Here’s the deal…
Right now, we’re in the leading edges of a recession. Normally I’d expect it to go to midway into the second quarter, but this time there are [...]
And the smell test says things aren’t doing so good.
There are stores in the mall where the cashier is doing secondary tasks – cleaning, or paperwork. In other words, NOT ringing up sales or collecting money or any of the other things that should be happening for a good shopping season.
Walmart – Wednesday night, and [...]
A confession – I play World of Warcraft a fair amount – these days it’s probably most of my ‘relaxation’. I’m going to assume you know the game and some details.
I thought I’d take a moment to write my Rules of Groups. As it happens, these apply to a heck of a lot of [...]
So I went by Walmart yesterday, and at first my heart lurched. Oh, Lord – 90% full parking lot? WTF – is it going to be a huge market after all?
Nope. Saturday was the day after payday (end of month payday). My wife asked me why I went to the crazy place – she never [...]
