Author Archives: Joseph Smith

The stock for Lyft began the week over $13 a share. After reporting that earnings exceeded expectations, even though rider usage is down (meaning the Lyft average profit margin is rising) the stocks price began to slide- why? Because investors noticed Uber market share is up which causes average investors to be concerned Lyft hasContinue reading “Get Lyfted in this economy-“

Maybe I’m weird or maybe it’s because my parents were Jehovahs Witness and I was raised without Christmas, but this is my favorite time of year – Election Day followed soon by Thanksgiving- by far my favorite section of calendar. While last election brought us Joe Biden which is like that ugly sweater from yourContinue reading “It’s finally here – Christmas in November!!!”

I’ve long been deviating from business to talk politics, so I’m very happy to switch to a much lighter passion of mine, Houston Astros baseball. November 5th, 2022 Dusty Baker has become the first African American skipper to lead a club to a World Series victory! I first started watching the Astros in 1986, divisionContinue reading “Congratulations Dusty Baker – 1st African American to win a World Series!”

While I write primarily for myself, it’s recently been pointed out to me that people read my blog, so today I felt that while I’m not currently representing a client, what better time to talk about everyone’s favorite subject – abortion? Like most Americans, I have some strong feelings on the issue, and for thoseContinue reading “Should Rape = Abortion”

In October, a proposal for a partnership that would have made affordable care for PTSD, help transitioning service members into the civilian workforce, treatment for military service animals, given free primary care doctor visits and much more to thousands of veterans was declined by the NAAV (National Association of American Veterans) – a national associationContinue reading “National Association of American Veterans rejects proposal from Health Karma Group granting access to VA endorsed care to veterans-“