Quick, which if the following factors plays the most important role in effective hand washing: water temperature the amount of soap used time spent washing hands If you guessed "time spent washing hands", you are correct. The other two factors had no impact on the amount of bacteria left on a person's hands after washing … Continue reading The “Science” of Hand Washing
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I’ll Have to Sleep on the Post I just Wrote
Maybe it was the result of watching too much news coverage from the Comey hearing today. Maybe it was the culmination of months of frustration with what is happening in our country these days. Maybe it's being a sore loser from the Presidential election. Whatever caused it, I just wrote a post that was highly … Continue reading I’ll Have to Sleep on the Post I just Wrote
Is This a Bad Omen for the Future of Baseball?
Of the four (sorry soccer) major professional sports leagues in the U.S., I would have to pick baseball as my favorite. It's the one I played most as a kid (but not very well), and I could recite the entire Phillies lineup and imitate the batting style of every player. I'm guessing that helped to … Continue reading Is This a Bad Omen for the Future of Baseball?
A Tough Lesson for Some High School Seniors
Harvard rescinded the acceptances for at least 10 students as a result of the students having traded sexually explicit memes and messages that sometimes targeted minority groups in a private Facebook group chat. The chat grew out of a roughly 100-member messaging group that members of the Class of 2021 set up in early December to … Continue reading A Tough Lesson for Some High School Seniors
“Prosocial Deception”
We've all done it - been less than honest with another person. We usually can justify such behavior by saying we acted that way because we did not want to hurt that person's feelings or we are trying to reassure them. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, if we were brutally honest all … Continue reading “Prosocial Deception”
A Wonderful Walk for Williams
Today was the fourth annual Philadelphia area Walk for Williams, and it was an amazing success. The Walk is part of an effort to raise awareness for Williams Syndrome (WS), a genetic condition that remains virtually unknown to the general public, educators, and many doctors. I've written about this Walk for Williams before, in 2015, when … Continue reading A Wonderful Walk for Williams
This Might Be My Last Night to Write My Blog
I started this blog on January 1, 2015, and since that day I have written a post for 885 straight days (counting this one). However, that may all be coming to an end around 11:00 tonight. The reason? I just bought a Powerball ticket, and the current jackpot is $337 million, with a cash payout … Continue reading This Might Be My Last Night to Write My Blog
Add One More Item to the “Why I Like Mike Bloomberg” List
Given the incomprehensible decision by President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Change Agreement, it was great to see the amount of support that still exists for the Agreement, both in the U.S. and around the world. Several world leaders have questioned Trump's decision, including Angela Merkel of Germany and Emmanuel Macron of France. Several U.S. … Continue reading Add One More Item to the “Why I Like Mike Bloomberg” List
Now This Is My Kind of Job Interview
"Tell me about a situation at your current job where you failed, and how you handled it afterwards." blah, blah, blah... "Describe how you would go about reducing the number of people affected by hunger in Philadelphia by 5%." blah, blah, blah... Most job interview entail the interviewer(s) sitting across the table from the job … Continue reading Now This Is My Kind of Job Interview
Some Surprising Rules of Dinner Etiquette
Last night was the kickoff to our Summer Business Institute program at Villanova. The main event was a dinner with all of the students, the faculty, and our professional staff. The keynote speaker was once again Lauren Katen. Lauren has her own consulting firm which focuses on providing “business soft skills training”, and she was our … Continue reading Some Surprising Rules of Dinner Etiquette
Borden's Blather 