When G.R. called and asked me to help him make arrangements to attend the bluegrass festival scheduled to be held in Auburn, I was glad to help. G.R. is a living anachronism and a total Luddite. He still believes in doing business with a handshake and values his […]
After delivering a friend to the Atlanta Airport, I decided to indulge my BBQ jones and try the first local BBQ joint I could find. Driving down Virginia Avenue in College Park, headed back to I-85, I came across a small establishment called The Barbecue Kitchen. The marquee […]
I have accepted that the world has changed and pretty much left me behind in the process. I am no longer any merchandiser’s demographic target. I don’t understand the commercials on television anymore, even though I did see one recently that confirmed that old question of “does a […]
In the event that one might think that Alabama is just a backwater commercially, let me assure you that we are right on par with all of the MBA’s running our country’s biggest businesses. Recently, I moved my residence from Auburn to Opelika, a total distance between the […]
Recently, I had occasion to interact with the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. I had formed an LLC, Chinaberry Press, LLC, without checking to see if the name was copyrighted or trademarked. After a short, but informative telephone conversation with an attorney representing a party who felt that […]
Thomas R. Lawrence 456 South 10th Street Opelika, AL 36801 334-737-2727 tom@cap-consult.com As I See It!™ January 2012 Volume 3, Number 1 In This Issue: Welcome from Tom The Bowl Season As I Like it!TM New Orleans Redux Velma […]
Thomas R. Lawrence 456 South 10th Street Opelika, AL 36801 334-737-2727 tom@cap-consult.com As I See It!™ November 2011 Volume 2, Number 10 In This Issue: Welcome from Tom Fifty-Four Years Later So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur Front Porch Press College Football 2011 As I Like it!TM […]
SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR One of the great myths of the American way of life and of the capitalistic system in general is the concept that secretly everyone wants to be in business for themselves. The truth is that most people don’t have the temperament […]
IN DEFENSE OF GRITS There are many traditional southern dishes that I wouldn’t touch with a stick. I don’t want to be in the room with chitterlings, nor can I abide mountain oysters or rooster fries. I think buttermilk should be fed to the hogs, or in the […]
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