Spring classes are in session.

January 27th, 2006

Classes have been in session for two weeks now, and already I’m feeling it.

• Marketing Management – lots and lots of reading. We formed groups to give presentations, and our group drew the very first one. The topic was on market research, in particular shortcomings of existing methods and an introduction into emerging practices. We presented this past Tuesday on one week’s notice. That hurt.
• Managerial Economics – my buddy Rob told me on title alone, this class sounds like it blows. But it’s definitely not boring. Our professor is quite a trip – almost a Robin Williams-type character. A few classmates agree his lectures are more like talks – entertaining, topical, and yet so disjointed from the reading material we’re supposed to be reviewing before each class.

Two things I learned this week:

1. Malcolm Gladwell wrote Blink in Austin! Apparently he holed up at the San Jose Hotel for few weeks, unplugged from the world, and cranked it out. (I love that place.)
2. Baby boomers are going to destory us all. Spending all their savings and expecting Social Security to save them. Thanks a lot, you jerks.

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