I Don’t Look That Good!
I love it when people tell me, with astonishment, "You look great!" This intensifies until the end. At the wake, people say, peering into the casket, "He looks quite good
Fault!
Golf matches are cancelled in heavy rains, so are baseball games. Football is cancelled in blizzard conditions. I could go on about horse racing, or skiing, or track and field. Why allow a tennis match, like the French Open, in such
Magic Bullet or Lack of Faith?
The very disturbing reality today is that people are doubting and not trusting their own judgment. But now they have a demigod, a magic bullet, to replace their judgment: AI. Beyond the fact that AI is sometimes wrong or incomplete,
Nothing Sweet About It
Ferrari has produced the Luce (looCHAY, meaning "sweet") which looks like a family shopping car for billionaires. It's four doors, five seats, all electric, and largely made of glass, designed by LoveFrom, headed by a former Apple design chief. The
Who’s the Ghost?
People complain that prospects are constantly “ghosting” them and it’s an epidemic of rude behavior. Well, the commonality is the person ghosted, so perhaps they aren’t offering sufficient interest of value to justify a return call and that prospect doesn’t
Oh, Please….
The Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, a wonderful place, actually has a sign informing its guests that the china, which has artful designs and craftsman ship, has potential cancer-causing agents in the art work. Since these are decorative “chargers” and
Who’s In Charge Here?
At a restaurant, I’m asked if I have food allergies when I make the reservation, then by the hostess when I arrive, then by the server who has my table. While I appreciate all the precautions, I think they’re mostly
The Substance Behind the Ghost
This belief that people are "ghosting" you is fascinating because if it's common and ongoing the commonality is you, not them. When people don't return calls or email they may be rude (or busy, or forgetful). But if many are