Monthly Archives: May 2011

Professional Wednesday – May 25, 2011

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

Professional Wednesday is canceled. The Mensch is on vacation. What a minute! How can a retired Mensch be on a vacation? Isn’t retirement one big vacation? More next time. -30-

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Potpourri

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

RSS Feeds If you’re paying attention there are two RSS feeds over on the right side below the list of previous posts.  What’s an RSS feed? I had to look it up myself.  Really Simple Syndication, RSS, is a way … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday – May 18, 2011

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

Probabilities I had a lesson in probabilities on Professional Wednesday last week. I learned that the house or casino very rarely loses. Whether the game is Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, or Five-Card Draw, the odds are that the player will … Continue reading →

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A Medicare Challenge

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

2009 Back in 2009, when the Mensch turned 65, he applied for Medicare using the on-line method, www.medicare.gov.  It actually worked very well and the government sent my Medicare card in a timely fashion.  When I applied I made it … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday – May 11, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

When you’re retired, you can move professional Wednesday to any day of the week.  I spent May 11 learning about probabilities and I’ll have more about that next week. Last week I had Professional Wednesday on Tuesday when I attended … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas – Part 2

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

Where was I? Oh yes, I was in the Red Rock Casino after visiting Red Rock Canyon.  I saw the worst example of salesmanship and lack of professionalism while I sat at the bar playing a poker machine and not … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday – May 4, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Paul Brustowicz

Here’s my recommendation for today.  Subscribe to the The Wharton School of Business Knowledge sites.  There are several and one is better than the other. I subscribe to three sites: Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/, W.P. Carey School … Continue reading →

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