Spam for Brains
A real doofus named Tom Nixon sends spam about a service I don't remotely need. I've never heard of him or his company. His unsubscribe doesn't work, and he doesn't reveal the address he's sending this useless stuff to. When I
The Oscars
The Oscars • Ellen looked like she was doing improve at a bad club, a total bomb. • I remember watching when I was young and looking at movie stars—Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Bette Davis. Now you see
I Don’t Need to Learn, I Just Need to Pass
The New York Post revealed a high school in New York allowing zero class attendance and credits for simply watching videos. The students were encouraged to write, attacking the Post for the exposé. The letters could have been written by parakeets simply
Initial This
A woman contacted me on Linkedin, told me she's reading two of my books, tried two approaches, and they didn't work the way she had hoped, so I should change my approaches. She also told me to remove part of
Are “Ethics Experts” Unethical?
The New York Times has a variety of "experts" providing ethics and etiquette help, all of which seems to be written by an infinite number of monkeys randomly hitting keyboards. For example, Randy Cohen was the Sunday magazine ethics columnist for
The High Horse
This phrase originated with the horses known as "chargers" favored by knights for their size and imposing nature. Powerful people rode "high horses" (destrier in French) and their statues depicted rider and horse larger than life. Once out of style, when
Fort Lee
I've spent a lot of time in Fort Lee, NJ—in my youth because of the great hot dogs at Callahan's and Hiram's (four generations of our families have gone there), and a movie theater and the nearby Palisades Park; and
Sometimes You Have to Learn and Let Go
Earlier this month my wife and I were flying from Miami back to Boston. Everyone was aboard with 20 minutes remaining until departure. I mentioned to my wife that the first class flight attendant was not bothering to offer drinks—not
Hollywood Implosion
Is there any life form more self-absorbed than the Hollywood crowd? The recent Golden Globe Awards were hysterically funny, but not deliberately. There's a huge amount of noise in the room even when nominations are being read. That's because no one
Consulting for Dummies
I'm told that this is an actual passage from the author and book listed below. Supposedly, he is using his "50 years of consulting experience" to instruct the reader on how to consult. I'd say he's 50 years (or more) out