Shh…it’s upon us. A week ago we were told that we’d be fine. That is, if you were actually listening. As it turned out, that assessment may have been a […]
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Cardinal for life
Why am I wearing a Cardinals jersey to work today? I’d say it’s because the obituary asked me to do so, but in actuality it specified a Red Sox jersey. […]
On the Right Side of History and The Human Party
I was lying awake (as I sometimes do) at 4AM on September 14th. I don’t know why, but I was thinking about how stupid our party system is in the […]
7 Points of Successfully Traveling Internationally With Kids
Many people think that it isn’t possible to to take an international trip like we took last summer to Budapest, Slovenia, Croatia and the UK…and in particular to make it […]
Would Tom Waits Win “The Voice?”
Would Tom Waits Win “The Voice?” Social media has made birthdays the time to remember old friends. So those who might have noticed that Tom Waits turned 67 on Wednesday […]
What Deflate Gate Taught Us About Human Nature and Business
The lesson is so smack-you-in-the-face obvious you could get an NFL concussion. Yet we’d much rather take this cycle, because it allows us to take it again next time: As […]
#LifeAt40. The Glass Half Full/Half Empty Analysis
In most cases, one really doesn’t know if they’re going to live to 60 or 100. So, 40 is the middle. I can attest to that, because that’s how it […]
#Nomeatember
I’m not sure I’m up for starting a movement, per se, but I’m certainly going to put this down on electronic paper…and why not hashtag it? There’s a sense of urgency […]