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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010C’mon guys!
Why do you stupid Americans make it so easy for the Hothead?
This wholesale bailing on Toyota as a country has got to stop!
First things first:
The fact that we all of a sudden buy American cars because Toyota has a massive recall is call for an examination of our complete process of capitalism. GM up [...]
Are you unemployed or just not interested?
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Here’s an interesting one from someone that is usually pretty lenient on others.
Since 2006 we’ve had a service put up lights in our front yard for the Christmas season. It’s not a company really — just Bill and his crew. They did a marvelous job and Bill would always call a few days after Thanksgiving [...]
Reversing mistakes
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009I take no credit for this dialogue about reversing mistakes in conversation, but I think it’s really useful. If you’re not hooked up to Harvard Business Review’s once in a while blog report, you should jump on. I hope you do.
The presentation secrets of Steve Jobs
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Seth has long talked about this too — keep it short. Throw away your bullet-maker and just show great, captivating, stuff.
I don’t know how great the book is, but check out this slide presentation.
California water wars
Monday, November 2nd, 2009If you live in California and you haven’t read this, you’re not really in the know.
Great reporting from the Economist.
Fat content in America is the real health care debate
Friday, September 11th, 2009[editor's note - I like my In N Out burger once in a while too. My main point is that the real fast food cycle is supported by addicted users]
Michael Pollan brings up many good points in his op-ed for the NYT. Health care is costly mainly because we are a people spoiled on instant [...]
Something great is about to happen to restaurants in LA
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009@culinaryfreedom is the new, hot, thing. I can’t tell you much more but keep your eyes and ears on this space along with Twitter. Soon, everyone will be naming their own price.
The mods have it
Thursday, August 20th, 2009I worked a mod the other day for a friend of a friend of a friend and low and behold you CAN not pay your mortgage for 13 months and get away with it. Not only that, we were successful in getting new terms after this with the standard 3 mo. forbearance. I’m certainly not [...]
Hothead’s Examiner Page is Now Live
Thursday, August 6th, 2009The Hothead was hired by Examiner.com recently to write on the auto dealer business. Here’s my first article and it’s on what else? Cash for Clunkers.
If you have any story ideas related to auto dealers or car sales, please forward them to me.
-HH
Keep fighting
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Just this week (and it’s only Tuesday) I won two wars.
An errant mark dropped on my bureau thanks to BofA and their egregious efforts to keep everyone in line in this economy. I fought at every level and after two attempts and appeals at the highest office, I received a letter (do they still send [...]