Love seeing these stories, and not just because it’s the New York Times praising The Washington Post. Here’s why: When I first went to work […]
Category: Culture
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dealing with China – Unsolicited Advice
Long ago, after three months of struggling through working with Chinese government officials, I wrote a few notes and bits of advice I learned. Things […]
It’s Wednesday. What now.
The U.S. system is resilient. Now it will be tested, not because of who will be president, but because of the way we have treated […]
Southerners. A love story.
Greenville, South Carolina I often think about this place. As an adult, I’m a traveler, a New Yorker, an Arizonan, and amateur Bostonian. But I […]
Forgiveness does not Erase Consequences
I hate to generalize, but in this case, I will. This is not a knock on people of faith. I was raised one and continue […]
Straining to See Answers in an Ellipsis
I had planned to write a common sense view of the second presidential debate today. Unfortunately, it seems pointless to rehash an embarrassing evening that […]
Five Stories Also in the News
I know. It’s hard to believe, but the sordid facts of the candidates seeking the title of President of the United States aren’t the only […]
Why Twitter Made Me Dislike it … and Me
I’ve grown to dislike Twitter. My recent experiment on Twitter even made me dislike me for a little while. I’d like to say it was the […]
If I Vote, Here’s How I’m Voting.
I don’t care what anyone says: This is the most insider US election I can remember. It’s party versus party, operative versus operative, surrogate versus […]
Here’s the Problem …
This is an election story, but not a political statement – hang with me on this. It’s profound. For those not in the media, advertising […]
The Highly Individual States of America
In the U.S. we’ve just plain given up on evaluating the pros and cons of … well, pretty much everything. We just take what we […]
Destruction in the News
If Americans had photos of ourselves near meaningful landmarks in Beirut or Raqqa, Damascus or even Istanbul … Or at minimum could talk to someone on […]
Well, that’s one way to do it …
True story relayed to me today: Someone was hiring for a sales role and had several candidates. Among them was a 20-something male who neither […]
Much Love, iRude!
In the world of consumer technology, innovations that take off tend to enhance life, simplify it or make it more efficient – without requiring significant change […]
Ferguson Riots.
Here’s what I saw out my window on the craziest night of Ferguson/Staten Island riots in New York — On the news were pictures of […]
The Breeze Was the Best Part
On my 27-block walk to work: — Bad-smelling man instructing a plastic cup on matters of religion & politics — Three tourists narrowly avoiding disaster […]
There are Easier Ways to Meet the Neighbors
Day 8. Trudging down the steps of my temporarily elevator-less building. Turning the corner at the 5th floor landing, had an-all-too-common-lately shock of almost bumping […]
Company Meeting Quiz.
You’re a participant in a training presentation. Which person would you rather have sitting next to you? A. The guy who walks in 20 minutes […]
Beware the Rain, My Friend
The most dangerous day in the city is a rainy one. Terrors to be avoided while walking the sidewalks: – The Blind Bull: In which […]
Holiday Cheer.
This is how I know the holidays are almost here: – Angry, unpleasant people are shoving past each other on 34th St to get into […]
A Foreshadowing
Posted 08/06/2013 So today, about 1/2 of my Facebook friends are weeping/lauding/coping with the stunning sale of Washington Post to Jeff Bezos. About 1/3 are […]
The Indelible Things We Forget
Oh the torture of Summer, 2014! Day 1 Dear Diary, Today I got into a political argument, a religious argument, and a generalized disagreement on […]