Holy Smoke
My wife and I are Catholics, Eucharistic Ministers, I’m also a lector, we attend church weekly, and we contribute substantially. I tell you that because I’m about to be critical,…
Increasing Fees, Decreasing Labor
Technology companies, and Apple in particular, are increasingly providing bare bones instructions with their products. Generally, they don’t say much more than “Welcome to your new MacBook,” you choose a…
Outside In
I heard someone say recently he’d be “brief” and then make a paralyzingly long speech. I notice that the “delete” and “send” buttons are often adjacent on email software programs,…
Dumb Ass Stupid Management Hall of Fame
I’m proud to announce the first entrant into the DASM Hall of Fame, and recipient of the concurrent I Didn’t Come In Here And I’m Not Leaving Award:Â Verizon!!! We returned…
On Your Feet!
I attended still another mediocre, self-absorbed, theatrical conceit last night, and the audience members dutifully jumped to their feet at the conclusion. The actors were certainly outstanding, with a single…
TED: Terribly Erratic Discussions
I follow no one on Twitter. I don’t choose to learn or get my news that way, but I do provide what I consider value daily to the 7,500 people…
Still More from Venice
People may worry about Venice disappearing under water, but the city has been battling that threat successfully for centuries. The battle it is losing is that of abandonment: Venice’s small…
Bavaria
We’ve been cruising and wandering through Bavaria, and Bavaria is to Germany what Texas is to the U.S. Ask a local where they’re from and it’s Bavaria, not Germany. They…
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking
• If Global Entry can whisk people through immigration in 60 seconds, why is it that TSA pre-check can’t simply process people without searching them at all? • Not everything…
Publish but Don’t Perish
You know how “It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do about it”? Well, a corollary: “It’s not that you have a book out, it’s what you do…