The "Greater Fool Theory" Occasionally Fails// Bigger Is Not Always Better// Losing A Game Of Monetary Musical Chairs.

Look at this news story! Are you surprised?
TODAY - October 22, 2010 - From Yahoo! News:

Prices plummet at world's tallest building

A year after the Burj Khalifa's completion, about 825 of the tower's 900 apartments are empty. Cost of renting

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The "Greater Fool Theory" Occasionally Fails// Bigger Is Not Always Better// Losing A Game Of Monetary Musical Chairs

Dear Readers:

I realize that it is mean-spirited to say this, but it looks like an ambitious, costly and elitist real estate project is going to fail because:

1. There seems to be an acute shortage of "stupid money" -- people are spending money to survive...and those who have significant resources are starting to believe that some of these ego-motivated luxury consumption items may either decline in value (no "greater fool") would have the giant pile of money needed to facilitate any resale of these "Tut Tombs.") or just be a deadly liquidity trap;

2. People, in general (even many of the ones who used to believe that they could pay off God to suspend the Laws of Physics if He would only accept a check), are becoming familiar with Sir Isaac Newton's notion of "what goes up, must come down." They are seeing Newtonian Economics and they are frightened at what they are repeatedly witnessing.

3. It's tough to get any of the "too big to fail" financial institutions to extend even the wealthiest, best-established familes credit for "super-jumbo" mortgages, home improvement loans, or even money to finance the occasional teak or zebrawood end table with diamond inlays.

...I also suspect that the "incident" at the World Trade Center in New York City ("9-11") has created an aversion, on the part of many people (whether or not they participated in the plotting, financing or execution of one of the most hideous and notorious terrorist attacks ever perpetrated on U.S. soil), to "living too high." This must be what you Humans refer to as "irony."

Oh well....that's it for now. But wait...

By the way, can you imagine how many profitable, productive, job-creating, technology-advancing, industrious, value-added emerging enterprises in the U.S. might have been financed with the proceeds used to erect this giant phallic symbol? Gee...working at TNNWC Group, LLC, I can think of many ways in which our emerging enterprise Membership base could have used those funds to produce a genuine, sustainable private-sector stimulus.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle

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Your Friends? -- Who And Where Are They?

Your Friends? -- Who And Where Are They?

Dear Readers:

In a conversation with Rhonda Sher, we somehow got onto the topic of friends, and of friendship.

In these days of social networking platforms, rapid-messaging and  contact "list-building," we use the term "friend" either too loosely, or too optimistically. It seems that we can have as many "friends" as we want, as long as we 1) never ask anything (i.e., help) of them, and 2) we have something to offer them (i.e., money, valuable connections, technical or specialized knowledge). Pity.

As a little boy, I thought that what we asked for, and what we had to offer in return from and for our friends was simply friendship. It was a sympathetic ear, comfort, advice, time together, helping eachother, protecting and defending eachother -- all in the name of  friendship.

How many of your contacts are friends? Take an inventory.

When the wheels fall off of your life, when the storm clouds rise over your head, when you are misjudged, slandered, trivialized, unpopular, threatened.....just how many of them would stand by you? How many would see you through? Ask the same of yourself, as a friend -- given the same set of circumstances with one of your contacts, would you be a confidant, a protector, a defender.....a friend???

I am afraid that the notion of pure friendship, and all of the interpersonal goodness that it offers, is almost extinct. Despite the emails, networking communities, tweeting, buzzing, and local business roundtable meetings, we are growing increasingly insular; isolated; guarded.

What I offered to Rhonda (and she has offered me much in return) was my definition of friendship derived from very painful personal experience. The definition requires a test in adverse circumstances...

"Your friends are those people who come running in when everyone else is running out."

Don't let the notion and practice of friendship die. Ultimately, all things being considered, friendship is the greatest gift one person can give to another, and the greatest honor that one person can bestow upon another.

May you be blessed with friendship. May you be a true friend, and may you be enjoy the security, freedom and unbridled happiness of true friendship. That is my wish for everyone.

True friendship brings out the divine element which exists within each of us. It is interpersonal harmony.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle

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Re-Humanization - A Renewed Commitment to Each Other - The Hollies..."He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother"

Consider this post to be a slight change of pace. Sometimes a diversion is necessary. --DC

When I was a boy, this song would bring tears to my eyes. I did not fully comprehend the profound implications of the simple lyrics -- I didn't fully appreciate the metaphor. Yet I knew I was listening to a parayer, a lesson, a declaration of unconditional love, and I was moved to the core.

I'll bet this song by the Hollies ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother") opened a great many hearts, made people aware of the spiritual ties that bind us, and initiated a great number of charitable acts of kindness. The message is profound. It means that we are all part of a Human Family, and that we cannot harden ourselves against the cries of the suffering, abandon those who need us, or divorce ourselves from the essence of our Humanity.

This song, over the years, has come to define the greatest qualities of Humanity...if fact, perhaps the very definition of Humanity...to me. The further we move from its spirit, the harder and colder life becomes. The more selfish and unfulfilled we become. The more prone we are to being abusers and tolerators or abuse.

We need to Re-Humanize. Please take some quiet time to listen to this song and permit it to commandeer your weary conscience and take you to a world that could be, if we chose to make it so.

Songs, poetry, stories -- the are the highest part of our Humanity speaking through us, metaphorically, to keep our Humanity alive, and to re-awaken it when it has curled up into a frightened ball in a dark corner of our soul.

Listen and feel. Encourage others to do the same. Let us Re-Humanize.

--Douglas Castle

Re-Humanization - A Renewed Commitment to Each Other - The Hollies..."He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother"

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Your Friends? -- Who And Where Are They?

Your Friends? -- Who And Where Are They?

Dear Readers:

In a conversation with Rhonda Sher, we somehow got onto the topic of friends, and of friendship.

In these days of social networking platforms, rapid-messaging and  contact "list-building," we use the term "friend" either too loosely, or too optimistically. It seems that we can have as many "friends" as we want, as long as we 1) never ask anything (i.e., help) of them, and 2) we have something to offer them (i.e., money, valuable connections, technical or specialized knowledge). Pity.

As a little boy, I thought that what we asked for, and what we had to offer in return from and for our friends was simply friendship. It was a sympathetic ear, comfort, advice, time together, helping eachother, protecting and defending eachother -- all in the name of  friendship.

How many of your contacts are friends? Take an inventory.

When the wheels fall off of your life, when the storm clouds rise over your head, when you are misjudged, slandered, trivialized, unpopular, threatened.....just how many of them would stand by you? How many would see you through? Ask the same of yourself, as a friend -- given the same set of circumstances with one of your contacts, would you be a confidant, a protector, a defender.....a friend???

I am afraid that the notion of pure friendship, and all of the interpersonal goodness that it offers, is almost extinct. Despite the emails, networking communities, tweeting, buzzing, and local business roundtable meetings, we are growing increasingly insular; isolated; guarded.

What I offered to Rhonda (and she has offered me much in return) was my definition of friendship derived from very painful personal experience. The definition requires a test in adverse circumstances...

"Your friends are those people who come running in when everyone else is running out."

Don't let the notion and practice of friendship die. Ultimately, all things being considered, friendship is the greatest gift one person can give to another, and the greatest honor that one person can bestow upon another.

May you be blessed with friendship. May you be a true friend, and may you be enjoy the security, freedom and unbridled happiness of true friendship. That is my wish for everyone.

True friendship brings out the divine element which exists within each of us. It is interpersonal harmony.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle

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An exceptional love song is a wonderful 5-minute distraction. Try it. http://aboutdouglascastle.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-indulgent-radio-dazz-musical.html

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What Percentage Of Your Time Do You Spend Thinking About Money? - TNNWC MINI-SURVEY #9

Cousin Ruprecht always says: "I like surveys. They're fun." Sadly, he is still institutionalized, despite a notable improvement in his table manners and exceptionally high marks regarding his personal sanitation habits. (sigh). But I digress...

TNNWC MINI-SURVEY #9 OPENS!

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TNNWC MINI-SURVEY #9: Thinking About Money...

The survey question is a very simple one but has implications which dramatically affect every single one of us, and the quality of our lives:
Q: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR WAKING TIME (ON THE AVERAGE) DO YOU SPEND THINKING ABOUT/ WORRYING ABOUT COVERING YOUR LIVING EXPENSES AND PAYING BILLS?

Give it some serious thought before you select one answer from the choices below. Include any of those times when you may be consumed with worries about college tuition, refinancing your home mortgage, outliving your retirement funds, and the like -- in other words, any time that you are distracted by thoughts of your financial obligations.

The polls for this survey will close at midnight, Eastern Time, on November 20th, 2010.

To access the survey, click on:

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Faithfully,

Douglas Castle


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