No, this post is not about how to properly take a breath mint, although I know many of us who could benefit from such training. This post is about CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team. I've written before about how I believe I have no useful skills should a disaster strike. Well tonight was my … Continue reading First Night of CERT Training →

A couple of years ago I happened to walk outside my house and I noticed one of the neighborhood cats chasing something down our street. When I went to get a closer look, I noticed it was a baby rabbit which appeared to be injured. My first thought was that this was not going to … Continue reading My 57 Seconds of YouTube Fame →

Today was my 59th birthday, and my family got me a great gift - the Amazon Echo. If you're not sure what the Echo is, here's a description from the Amazon web site: Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide … Continue reading 🎶 Happy Birthday to Me, from Alexa 🎶 →

We went to check out the beautiful new Whole Foods in Wynnewood, PA the other day, and we came away quite impressed. There's a nice pub and restaurant on the ground floor and a great produce section and bakery on the main floor. The employees we spoke with were also quite friendly and helpful. It … Continue reading 🎶 Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs. So Please Follow Them… →

As more and more companies experiment with self-driving cars, new questions arise about how the vehicles should respond in certain situations. If someone runs into the middle of the street, should it swerve and kill the driver or keep going and kill the pedestrian? (from Business Insider) I've written a little bit previously about the ethics … Continue reading Crowdsourcing Morality →

Fred Wilson at AVC.com wrote about a local community board meeting in Brooklyn this past week that got a bit out of control. The issue - where Citibike places its parking stations. Apparently, one of the local citizens was not happy that Citibike had placed a parking station for its bikes in his neighborhood. You … Continue reading “What Are You Gonna Do? You’re Gonna Hit Me? What Are You Gonna Do?” →

It's something I've done literally over a thousand times - open the door and walk into my classroom. Well last week that simple action did not go as planned. This time, as I went to step into my classroom, I forgot about the first part of that process, opening the door. And the result is … Continue reading Another One of Life’s Embarrassing Moments →

Add this to my growing list of things I just don't get (like modern art), and probably never will. This craze started in South Korea, and basically involves someone live streaming a video of them eating a meal. And people actually will pay to watch such videos. Here's an overview of this craze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpiP49HV7fk Twitch, … Continue reading Mukbang: Paying to Watch People Eat a Meal Online →

Enron. Mylan. Wells Fargo. Three successful companies that experienced significant declines in value because they did not recognize the importance of corporate culture. At Enron, the prevailing corporate culture was to push everything to the limits: business practices, laws and personal behavior. This culture drove Enron to dizzying growth, as the company remade itself from a stodgy … Continue reading When Will Companies Learn Their Lesson? Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast. →

As I was coming back from the gym early this morning, I couldn't help but notice how much of a hurry most of the drivers seemed to be. It wasn't quite 6:30, and I was driving down Lancaster Ave. where the speed limit is only 25 mph (which nobody adheres to). Following my driving speed … Continue reading Slow Down, You Move Too Fast 🎶 →