Success Is Not About Wins and Losses
Bentley has never complained that he failed to catch a ball or a Frisbee because my throw was bad. He simply retrieves it and returns it (unless he's done for the day, in which case he refuses to return it).
In the Still of the Night
Fred Paris has died at 85. He was the lead singer of the classic Doo-Wop group, The Five Satins. He wrote and performed, with them, "In the Still of the Night," one of my top five songs of the genre
Ward Realty Warning
If you're going down to the Jersey Beaches this summer, I want to remind you stay away from Paul Ward Realty. We stayed in a rental house there for many years and suddenly he reneged on our agreement for the
Here’s Why You’re Miserable
There are people who watch a movie, created for entertainment, and critique it because it's not exactly historically accurate. "That ship never fired a shot in that battle," or "They weren't using those types of dishes in that period," they'll
Episode 223 – Hubris
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Down Under, Up and Over
The Victorian government in Australia has had draconian Covid restrictions, the population is about 90% vaccinated, and now hospitals there have declared a state of emergency because they can't handle the existing Covid cases. What's wrong with this picture?
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ — 01/19/2022
Word of the week™: Repine Fear or fret
There Is No Such Thing As A “Brief Hold”
I can forgive mistakes (I make them and so do you), and I can forgive accidents (some stuff just happens). But I don't forgive rudeness and lack of professionalism. Those are choices. And my choice is to not come back. I
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/17/2022
A few days ago I'm driving along one of my favorite back roads, alongside a creek, on my way to work out. I notice a school bus approaching at about two miles per hour, without its warning lights on. The