Perspective
The coronavirus is awful, but scientists are saying that 80% of those infected have relatively mild symptoms. The Chinese have handled it horribly, which is not surprising in a totalitarian state. Many deaths could have been avoided with a better
Modern Dictionary
The true meaning will follow the phrase or word: My bad: I’m too insecure to apologize, so I’m saying this to acknowledge your unhappiness without admitting an error. What is, is: I’m not deep enough to understand what’s going on
It Matters Whom You Ask
It strikes me that putting such political importance on primaries in states like Iowa and New Hampshire is like asking your least representative customers what they'd like to see from you in the future. I think you should be pursuing
Give Up A Plastic Bag or Give Up A Kid?
While we often speak of "immediate gratification" it's not always about immediate results. People would rather talk about "climate change" and the implications of what we might or might not be influencing far in the future, but they don't want
Super Dull
Super Bowl ratings are down for the fourth year in a row. The entire event is getting predictable and boring. There are six hours of vapid analyses preceding the game. The half-time shows have become derivative and pretty boring. A
Would the Passenger in 5B Please Stop Playing the Trombone?
In one trip to the United Airlines lounge in Denver, I watched a man cutting his toenails sitting amidst others, and heard another using totally profane language while shouting on his cell phone. Two others, together, tried to sneak into
Main Street
On some mornings, I take the dogs for coffee at Main Street Coffee. At around 6 am there is usually a group of men sitting around who are shop owners or electricians, carpenters, plumbers, and so forth, getting together before
Looking Up Every So Often
This was reported in today’s Wall Street Journal by Johan Norberg from The Cato Institute. During this past decade: Extreme poverty fell from 18.2% to 8.6% (source: World Bank) Malaria in Africa declined by 60% and HIV by more than
Is Your Eye on the Ball?
I feel obligated to state this is not a partisan political post. I'm making an observation as a consultant. I've always told my clients that their assets include potentially 100% of their people's talents and energies while on the job. There
Hold the Presses: Snow in New England
If you're spending 75% of your newscasts on a rather average snow storm in New England, then there can't be too much news in the world to report on, not much else going on.
