potbellied pigs and entrepreneurs

Today I learned that potbellied pigs, if raised in the house with no other pigs around, develop dominance issues with their people as they mature, and they aren't particular about who they fight to get higher in the pecking order. If they're around other pigs and don't regard the house as part of their territory, it sounds like they pretty much stop worrying about the humans and properly use them for mooching treats and getting their tummies rubbed, which works much better for all concerned. However, since neighbors have conniption fits over much more common pets like cats, it's not hard to imagine somebody having a cow (sorry) over a small herd of pigs.

In other news, entrepreneurs aren't more risk-tolerant than the rest of us. They're just more confident, as stated in the following quote from the article:

For example, look at the airline industry. There's much uncertainty, and it's volatile. Still, we see a lot of entrants into it because they think they understand the industry. They think they have a higher ability then [sic] the other guys. They say, "I will be the next Southwest Airlines."

That statement leads us directly to this article about a German entrepreneur who is starting an airline that caters to smokers traveling between Germany and Japan, both of which have relatively large populations of smokers. So, maybe he'll make a million bucks.