Half a cenury old and still pontificating

The attached is in response to people wondering whether I'm the "Michael Snyder" of Star Trek IV, the Harvard research scientist, or the sports photographer from the San Francisco Chronicle. As visitors can see by the photo, I am none of the above.

Welcome to MEK MARKETWATCH

In my comings and goings as the managing principal of The MEK Group -- and particularly in my role as a weekly columnist for Midwest Business out of Chicago -- I come across all sorts of interesting information that has nowhere to go. Hopefully I'll be able to capture and post some of that here, as well as pontificate a few musings that some may find of interest.

For those who wonder what The MEK Group is, please visit www.themekgroup.com for starters. For those who haven't figured out the URL bit, we're a marketing consulting firm that does a fair amount of work in economic and business development. If you'd like to see a sample of The Hoosier Coefficient (the Midwest Business column) go here for today's (Oct. 5) column on Sidney Taurel and Indy's Big Pharma giant Eli Lilly & Co:

http://www.midwestbusiness.com/news/viewnews.asp?newsletterID=15660

Till next time -- Fortuna Favet Fortibus