Mo & Mo en Route – Ballast

Ballast

One of the meanings for ballast is, “anything that gives mental or moral stability”. This is hard to measure, but when lost the cost is immeasurable.

What’s that? The corporate balloon… they’re dropping ballast. Ballast with parachutes? I mean employees… > The company is trying to stay aloft. Those are skimpy parachutes. Well, there might be some rough landings… But fear not, the company gives the biggest parachutes to those with the biggest salaries. Seems counterintuitive? Yeah. - Ouch!-OOO!-Ugh!-Thud! How do they keep from going down? Well, we do know the problem isn’t a lack of hot air. No, no, not the problem. - Go-team-go! Cut! Cut-back, Buy back, Re-org, Spin-off… Still sinking! What now? Flap, flap your arms! Need more resources! Too late.




Mo & Mo en Route – Cliffhanger

Cliffhangers

You would think they could come up with a new story device… overused maybe?

Our hero being chased by the angry mob... Makes a desperate attempt to escape, he jumps! Is this the end of him? I really hate all these season ending cliffhangers. UUH… Writers should know if the show is good, we’ll be back? And if we do come back, it's in spite of, not because of, the cliffhanger. Except now we’re just annoyed! Hey, I could use some resolution about now! Maybe next season.




Mo & Mo en Route – Opening

Opening…

“The end of the world” check your local listings.

Armageddon, zombies, asteroids, pandemics, earthquakes. It’s apocalypse now, apocalypse tomorrow, apocalypse again next week. Movies, TV, graphic novels, what is the fascination with the end of the world? “…as we know it and I’m feeling fine.” I guess it’s entertaining as long as it only lasts for an hour or two. M...And you can find good eats after.




Mo & Mo en Route – Real

The Real News

The problem of news…

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Mo & Mo en Route – iWant

iWant

Cool is one thing, but…

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Mo & Mo en Route – Taxes

Taxes

Making it harder helps how?

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Mo & Mo en Route – Bubble

Bubbles

Do Bubbles have to burst or…?

- Internet Companies - Real Estate up 25% a year prior to bust - % of U.S. GDP devoted to health care is 17.9% (2012) highest in the world (and rising) * WHO stats for 2014 - ...Health care cost rise about 9% and year inflation 2.3. It is about 3 to 4x greater, the only industry where tech raises the cost of a product or service




Mo & Mo en Route – Metrics

The Numbers…

It’s all about the numbers, so they say…

It is all about the numbers, the metrics - It is the new numerology - Seems to be the answer to everything… - Chasing numbers worked out so well for wall street before it all imploded… - Or GM & BP trying to make numbers cost themselves billions, their reputation and lives - Less attention on the numbers a little more on integrity. - Well as the numbers don’t lie, they don’t tell the truth either.




Mo & Mo en Route – Fly

Fly away…

The joys of flying we endure.

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