John Olson
John Olson
bad criticism critics-and-criticism
The thing I like is there?s as much bad criticism as there is good,
cases months seen time tried
I've seen some of those cases tried from time to time, and they take many months -- often years -- to investigate.
cracking enemy nice perfect understand
It would be nice to give it more thought, ... but I understand the need to get cracking and not let the perfect be the enemy of the possible.
companies energy enron merchant seemed sucked
Rather, at the time, it seemed that all Merchant Energy companies were sucked down by the Enron undertow.
almost gigs happening night
Even in Lansing, there were gigs happening almost every night.
feels houston left louisiana snakes south
It feels like the only things left in south Louisiana are snakes and alligators. Houston is positioned for a boom.
begin complete shooting
We're shooting to begin surfacing in May 2006, ... Most construction should be complete by the end of 2006.
concerned favor quite strong sure
I'm a little concerned -- I'm in favor of a strong regulatory regime, but I'm not sure we've got it quite right structurally yet,
aesthetic artists bass folk ourselves players playing reason reference view
We view ourselves as folk artists first and foremost. The reason I play a one-string bass is to reference the old one-string washboard players ? the way we?re playing and our aesthetic is the same as theirs. It?s just the way we feel.
authority board branch cannot expected issue powers separation surrender
The board cannot be expected to surrender its authority to another branch of government; there is a fundamental issue of separation of powers here.
basically india season silly states tight united
It's basically silly season up there. In essence, as long as the United States is such a tremendously energy-intensive country, as long as China, India and the like are clawing their way up the consumption curve, we're going to have tight markets.
cautious harder increase increasing judges mandatory penalties raise tougher
They could, I suppose, put in some mandatory penalties that would up the ante. But increasing penalties does not necessarily increase prosecutions. It may make them harder -- tougher penalties could make judges more cautious and raise more grounds for appeal.
act buy confidence equity high investors leading merger reason stock
This is as high a high-wire act as I have ever seen. If this merger is to survive, equity investors will need to have a reason to buy the stock and their confidence will need to be restored, because the equity investor has been leading the way down.
addict collected detroit door knew knocked night sold
A drug addict in Detroit knocked on my door one night because he knew I collected records, and he sold me a two-piece Presto cutter from the ?50s. At 4 a.m.