<![CDATA[Pretium Insights: Career]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/s/careerhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uTJP!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23838a4-93c9-4446-97aa-95698db69d67_400x400.pngPretium Insights: Careerhttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/s/careerSubstackSat, 11 Apr 2026 02:37:48 GMT<![CDATA[Dodging the Herd]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/dodging-the-herdhttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/dodging-the-herdSat, 15 Jan 2022 15:05:00 GMTAtlanta, GA

January 15, 2022

I often diverge from conventional opinion, and rarely see a line I am eager to get in. Whether it’s my advocacy of gold, my aversion to voting, my affinity for the Latin Mass, or my insistence that there are only two sexes, I’m used to weird glances and rolling eyes. 

That’s OK. In a free society, there’s room for the fringe. P…

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]]><![CDATA[Why I Work for a Healthcare Company]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/why-i-work-for-a-healthcare-companyhttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/why-i-work-for-a-healthcare-companyTue, 10 Dec 2019 03:10:00 GMTDublin, OH

December 9, 2019

Harry Truman…tired of being told that “on the one-hand” this, “but on the other hand“ that…yearned for someone to bring him a one-armed economist. This week, had he called me, he’d have had his wish.

A couple months ago…like a small trickle thru a river levee…a slight twinge began piercing my right arm whenever I crossed it over…

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]]><![CDATA[Down the Rabbit Hole]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/down-the-rabbit-holehttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/down-the-rabbit-holeFri, 01 Nov 2019 11:04:00 GMTDublin, OH

November 1, 2019

Like a Mideast peace agreement, we know this won’t last. But for now, the weather in central Ohio is beautiful. The summer heat has laid down its arms, the winter chill has yet to fire a shot.

Today is All Saints Day (just noting the occasion, not soliciting gifts). Many Columbus locals have warned that after Halloween the weath…

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]]><![CDATA[Out of Retirement]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/out-of-retirementhttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/out-of-retirementTue, 22 Oct 2019 12:10:00 GMTColumbus, OH

October 22, 2019

The very underrated Grover Cleveland left office, but returned four years later to resume his duties. 

William Howard Taft was shown the door from the White House, but eight years later walked thru that of the Supreme Court. 

John Quincy Adams condescended to serve nine terms in the House of Representatives after having spent o…

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]]><![CDATA[Midwest Nice]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/midwest-nicehttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/midwest-niceFri, 13 Sep 2019 22:56:00 GMTColumbus, OH
September 13, 2019

Today, like a New England pond on a crisp fall day, we have a moment to reflect. 

Most of you, assuming you actually stoop to read this drivel…must wonder why I bother to write it.

Let’s consider potential motives. 

Perhaps as an escape from stale hotel lobbies, noisy airport lounges, or crowded flights? That I usually book th…

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]]><![CDATA[Winds of Change]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/winds-of-changehttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/winds-of-changeWed, 15 May 2019 20:25:00 GMTSt. Louis, MO
May 15, 2019

“Is this your bag?”

“Yes”.

“I need to take a look inside.”

Sigh…

“Uh oh. Here it is. You can’t bring a bottle of wine thru security. You can go back and check the bag, or leave the bottle here.”

I completely forgot I had packed the cabernet gift the Ritz Carlton gave me this morning. It was accompanied by a card signed by a dozen or …

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]]><![CDATA[Wandering Without a Leash]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/wandering-without-a-leashhttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/wandering-without-a-leashFri, 01 Jun 2018 20:41:00 GMTHigh Above Paducah, KY
June 1, 2018

Prior to my last email, I don’t recall (or was oblivious to) offending anyone for quite some time. At least not seriously, and certainly not intentionally.

These notes usually generate a handful of responses, letting me know they were received and (ostensibly) appreciated.

My last missive, like a vulgar comedian at a rest…

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]]><![CDATA[The Microwave Version of Respect]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/the-microwave-version-of-respecthttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/the-microwave-version-of-respectThu, 26 Apr 2018 21:09:00 GMTSt Louis, MO

April 26, 2018

The Cardinals are to St Louis what the “Canon in D” is to Pachabel’s oeuvre…it’s not all there is to it, but it’s the only thing anyone usually brags about.

They are the unifying force and central object around which the disparate components of this city and region revolve. 

The mid-western niceness with which they support the lo…

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]]><![CDATA[Charity and Gratitude in North St Louis]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/charity-and-gratitude-in-north-sthttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/charity-and-gratitude-in-north-stWed, 25 Apr 2018 21:20:00 GMTSt Louis, MO

April 25, 2018

The beeping sound you heard last week was us backing up the truck in reaction to the “Family and Friends” sale from Duckhorn. 

Our thanks to Brian and Ashley for letting us in on this stock, and to Rita for exercising the options. 

The investment represents a diversified portfolio, including several long-term holdings that will y…

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]]><![CDATA[A Matter of Routine]]>https://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/a-matter-of-routinehttps://www.pretiuminsights.com/p/a-matter-of-routineThu, 18 Jan 2018 01:15:00 GMTSt Louis, MO
January 17, 2018

Our flight to St Louis yesterday was delayed by an Ohio snowstorm and a broken de-icing nozzle that delayed the in-bound aircraft from Columbus.

Then, at the gate in Atlanta, fueling equipment needed to be replaced and an intoxicated couple, whose breath would have answered the purpose, needed to be removed from our 8am flight…

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