My dissertation research included an investigation of how networks of stakeholders within the US Army Command & General Staff College could self-organize to improve professional curriculum using Participatory Action Research. In the course of examining over a hundred different change initiatives, our research team concluded that the concept of Voice was of central importance. It […]
Month: October 2011
Definitions of Terms The following terms were used throughout many projects that were studied in my examination of Participatory Action Research (PAR) at the US Army Command & General Staff College from 2008-2011. I was researching how PAR curriculum projects can change how we design and deliver curriculum within the military profession. A large part […]
Preparing for the career after the military
spent time in class today with the officers discussing how to be prepared fro life after the Army, and why taking a holistic look at your life and career will make you a better officer. We settled in on the idea that 1 of 3 organizing principles tends to dominate the average officer’s thinking […]
What? Steve Jobs was just another nut who lucked into a broad market trend at the right time?!
Steve Jobs: So, he’s a lunatic, who exploited child labor in emerging markets to make over-priced consumerist products, who ignored scientific evidence to choose his self treatment for cancer, exhibited the same kind of piratish bullying capitalist behavior that Gates is routinely crucified for, and was a jerk to people around him. is that the […]
Frogs, Dragons and Panda’s oh my!
Developing new ideas about short term market trading using a combination of the Frog (statistics based range analysis) and the Dragon (short term oscillation and momentum analysis). had some new ideas and interest in a specialty workshop that trades exclusively the “pattern-free” Frog style Panda’s are “lazy W” entries that extend the original success that […]
Public words of thanks to Dr David Boje for all he does
Dr Boje: I wanted to thank you for the important part you played in my doctoral journey. Dr Alana James, Dr Tojo Thatchenkery and Dr Ken Wall approved my dissertation and defense at Colorado Tech on Oct 6, 2011and have booted me out onto the road to begin the next phase of my journey: applying […]
Awesome cloudbank last night coming home from Denver
wish i’d have had a camera on the plane last night coming back from Denver the pilot says “we are going to go around this large weather front just east of Denver“ he wasnt kidding. it was early evening so we had evening lighting of a storm front that was 200 miles long from north […]
weekend report summary, Oct 02, 2011
Market in Bear Normal; Market is Neutral on a short term basis Equities returned to last week’s lows, with volatility remaining in the high end of normal. ; Blended monthly rebalancing, current holdings: 26 ETF portfolio: TLT, TLT, SHY (double scoop of TLT) 13 ETF portfolio: TLT x3 (Triple scoop of TLT) (could also use […]
Forced cuts and Congressional politics
Given the political climate in DC and the cynical, self-serving behavior of both parties which is the predictable downside of an entrenched 2 party system, the following scenario really concerns me: I dont think the Republicans in Congress want to win the Presidential election in 2012, since they know the economy isnt going to heal […]