Author: Gregory

The Ultimate Family Adventure Wagon

Written by Gregory on August 30, 2015. Posted in Sprinter.

After studying the options and contemplating the cost, I finally took the leap and bought a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. This beast on wheels drives like a mini-van, seats 12, and has another six feet of...

Why do we exist?

Written by Gregory on November 20, 2014. Posted in Business & Markets, Life, Musings, Missives, & Miscellany.

I recently had lunch with a political leader who I have a tremendous amount of respect for. Let’s be clear on this, I believe his work is truly trying to make the world a better place. As I reflected...

Visually Express Data with Excel in USA State Map

Written by Gregory on August 7, 2014. Posted in Business & Markets, Excel Skills, Financial Models.

The world is visual and there are times that financial data needs to be presented in a visual form. Excel is capable of keeping up and making your life easier to display your data for management.

Effort Aversion Is the New Lazy

Written by Gregory on March 4, 2014. Posted in Business & Markets.

Last fall researchers David Comerford and Peter Ubel published an academic article describing the behavior of choosing less work when the pay is close to the same even if the job is boring. The research...

My new favorite word, Iatrogenic

Written by Gregory on August 22, 2013. Posted in Musings, Missives, & Miscellany.

I recently came across a great explanation of the word Iatrogenics or Iatrogenesis from Nassim N. Teleb in his book Antifragle. I have been thinking and mulling the concept over for a few weeks and...