Give Me the Ball, There’s Still Time
The Boston Celtics won their opening round playoff series after losing the first two of the best-of-seven games at home. They won the next four in a row on the road and at home. Now they've won their first game
Lifestorming
I find that too many "experts" are trying to identify the age we live in. Is it digital, or information, or global, or chaotic? At the time, no one knew they were in the agrarian or industrial ages. Retrospect and history
All Aboard
It's 8 am and the Acela is pulling out of Penn Station in New York, silently and stealthily, passing hundreds of arriving commuters from local train mere feet away from the tracks. They are trudging, infantry-like, down the platform and
Reveille
Do you awake under your own control or someone else's? I don't mean the alarm clock, or wake up call, or rooster. I mean, do you wake up with the intent of having a great day mostly under your control,
What If It’s Not “This or That,” But Both?
Folks, let's understand that seldom does one advance in any area replace all that went before it. We still don't have a checkless society, nor paperless offices. We continue to use propeller-driven planes. Radio, even AM radio, has not disappeared.
A Good Cigar
I had a gift certificate to one of my cigar clubs, and I know they carry the "cigar of the year." (La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull) I walked in mid-day, when I'm never otherwise there, and I encountered the bar/cigar
The Non-Resolutions
Statistically, 94.56% of New Year's resolutions are not met. (I made that up, but I'd bet on it.) The error is in making them in the first place without support. Want to accomplish some great objective—write a book, lose 25 pounds,
Real Security, Real Opportunity
The only safety in a herd, school, or flock is that you're with so many, you may not be the one eaten by predators. You only have to run, swim, or fly faster than the next slowest member. But the safety
Thank You Very Much
I bemoan service standards in Europe, Australia, and South America (and Canada) as being far below those of the US. But Asia is right up there, and far better on the airlines. At JAL first class, a woman escorted us to
Adventures of A Lefty
I've had an operation to correct a crooked ring finger on my right hand, which put the hand in a splint from Wednesday until this coming Monday, So this righty has become a lefty, like my hero, Sandy Koufax. My observations: •