The entire city is Soviet gray, the architecture best described as ‘crumbling rectangle’ – too dirty and run down to be called brutalistic. Everything smells […]
Day: June 30, 2017
Grief Peeves.
Re: Grief ***There’s a cheery subject line, right? Well it’s my wall, so today we’re talking about grief. If you know me, you’ll know I’m […]
Limbo ’17. March 24 Edition.
Last week. Waffle House. 3:30 am. Somewhere in North Carolina. Three tables of people, one them just leaving and a few more still-to-be-cleared tables. That […]
Aww. Hail No.
Anatomy of a 2-hour trip: Tuesday 5:00 pm: Arrive at the airport 6:00 pm: Hailstorm with ice descriptions ranging from ‘baseball-sized’ to ‘tater tot-sized.’ 7-ish […]
Core Product.
A few short months ago, the dominant conversation in media circles focused on issues such as: 1. Innovations like VR/AR, etc 2. Native content and […]
Hopefully, Insurance Covers Treatment.
Dear Social Media, Rage is a gateway drug. Be on the lookout. It often begins with the prescription drugs Passion and Activism. Misused, those can […]
Checkpoint USA. Feb. 17, 2017
Somehow this has become a seditious statement lately, but: I feel pretty good about the U.S. Before 45.9% of you get excited and 48% get […]
Home. Viewed with Gimlet Eye.
Greenville, SC – Not my first time back. One of many, usually brief visits. To answer the question: – Proud of the progress it’s made […]
Biggest Difference Between Incumbents & Insurgents
In my first executive job, I learned the concept of the “right of first concern.” Here’s how it works: – Take a decent-sized company, large […]
Let the Barber Pick the Channel.
Walked into the barber shop just as the previous customer walked out, leaving me with the Israeli owner and the Ukrainian “kid” who works for […]
You Didn’t Need this 30 Seconds Anyway.
Walked out of my apartment building. The doorman introduced me to the exterminator, who comes once a week. I had never met the exterminator before. […]
Billions (Of lonely moments).
Billionaires and Reality About 10 pm — I sat in the lobby lounge at our hotel with a few people. The billionaire happened to own […]
Go ahead. Mock me. But I’m Right.
Massive generalizations to follow … Millennials: A love story … or 1984, the year hope was born: – I believe we’re watching the last gasp […]
Scratchpad. 01/31/2017
Scratchpad – FWIW: – I’ve worked for several companies where a boss came in and said get with the program or leave – Most had […]
It’s Not that Difficult
Ask why people are upset. Listen to their answers. If their answers don’t make sense, try to help them clarify. Imagine the world from their […]
Seriously. Who Blames their Customer for Not Liking a Product?
You all might not see this as much as I do, but lately there have been 42 crillion thought pieces on media literacy, passionate pleas […]
No Joke. Political Talk Ain’t my Thing.
I bought my first New York apartment during the Bush-Kerry election. There I sat at the closing table. Just my attorney and me on my […]
Reformed … and Concerned.
Re: Media, Mistrust and Me This is going to be a little more personal than usual. Apologies. What comes next is not a generalization, but […]
Billions (of quirks).
Re: Billionaires, cheapskates and apologies I’ve worked with a fair number of billionaires and with some hundreds-of-millionaires who were emotionally billionaires. Most have been very […]
May See Gray.
On a video call with our Armenia office: Me: Still have the Christmas lights up from last week, huh [they celebrate Christmas later than we […]
Help?
Me: How’d you do? Grocery store cashier: [looks up from her scratcher] Huh? Oh sorry, I didn’t see you there. Just a second. (finishes scratching […]