Square
Huey Lewis & The News had a great song, "It's Hip to Be Square." We're seeing a free-fall toward casual these days. One of my Israeli colleagues noted that jeans and sneakers in his country at an event would be classified
I Would Never Do That. I Don’t Think.
If someone does something you find offensive or inappropriate, immediately ask yourself if you've ever done it (cut someone off on the road, cut a line, lied about an achievement, cheated on a test). If the answer is "yes," then
Why Don’t You Pretend This Is A Job?
A volunteer, someone doing pro bono work, anyone offering free help, does not, in doing so, abrogate their professional responsibilities or conduct. I told a volunteer at a fund-raiser once that he was late and had caused us to be short-handed.
Who’s That Plotting Against Me?
In the event that I spent my days trying to uncover conspiracies that were directed against me, like all those people on Facebook, explaining why I’m not more successful and happier, I’d choose: Billing operations (most notably AT&T) which don’t
You’re Anti-Capitalist on Your iPad in Your Four-Bedroom Home?
Suddenly, all kinds of crazies are appearing on my Facebook page. I say "crazies" because they are virulently anti-capitalist and fervently pro-socialism. This is why immigrants to the US in surveys are so much more positive about the country than
Are You on Jupiter?
The automated response that you "can't answer your email because you're out of the country" reminds me of "days of yore" when there were no good phone connections. I don't care where you are these days, you can answer your
Choices
Errors are inevitable and unintended. Rudeness is a deliberate choice.
Necessary Evils
Do you know what "necessary evils" are? They are usually obstacles, discomforts, or frustrations that people don't want to take the time to eliminate or prevent, but about which they marshal the energy to complain.
They Won Because They’re Stronger, and That’s Not Fair!
Allegedly, according to the New York Times, an NYU professor has been fired because a minority of his students in organic chemistry complained that his course was "too hard." I'm thinking of all the races I could have won if I had protested that
I Really Didn’t Send It, I’m Trying to Drive You Crazy
The default position seems to be: "I didn't receive what you were supposed to send, and that's your fault." "But 20,000 others received it, you're the only one who didn't. It didn't bounce. What does that tell you?" "It's not in my