Bruce Martin - The Monday Morning Memo

Get out your piggy bank… A Chinese company is looking to sell three major U.S. resort hotels at a combined price tag of $1.3 billion, seeking to cash out these holdings during a powerful surge in leisure travel and resort business. Dajia Insurance Group Co. is putting up for sale the Montage in Laguna Beach, California, the Four Seasons resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the Four Seasons in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to people familiar with the matter.

“As a youth, the word kindness bugged me. It sounded grandmotherly, even a bit unmasculine. I’d rather people think of me as showing toughness or courageousness. And, if someone bestowed kindness on me, I’d think I must be weak or needy.

Last week, while in line at a convenience store, I saw an elderly man fumbling in his wallet for the dollars necessary to pay for a couple items. He came up a few dollars short even after pulling change out of both front pockets. After some embarrassing moments, the man chose a box of Corn Chex to return to the cereal aisle. Just then, a long-haired kid holding two six packs of Bud Lite reached down and scooped a five-dollar bill off the floor. He told the man he saw it fall out of his wallet. The man’s transaction was completed with no further fuss.

I watched this kid return one of his six packs to the beer cooler.

Now, after a lifetime of experience, the quality of kindness tops my list of favorite attributes.”

- Don Kuhl, Jan. 14, 2019

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