Shocked, outraged, sad, angry. Those were my initial reactions when I read the Wall Street Journal headline about suicide rates among U.S. veterans. It seems like this should be front page news in very newspaper, and the lead story on every news broadcast. As David Shulkin, the VA’s undersecretary for health notes, “one veteran suicide … Continue reading U.S. Veterans Commit Suicide at Rate of 20 a Day
One of the great things about the Internet is that it enables the open sharing of one's opinion on virtually any topic. Unfortunately that open sharing has also led to what is referred to as an Internet troll. According to Wikipedia, an internet troll is a person "who sows discord on the Internet by starting … Continue reading Internet Trolls Are Everywhere
A few weeks ago I wrote about the choice that writers face between using a word or phrase that perfectly describes something, but very few readers would understand, versus using a simpler, less sophisticated term, but that most readers would understand. For the most part, I came down on the side of using the simpler … Continue reading “Élan vital” and Gravamen: New Words Wednesday
“It’s kind of shocking.” “Lmao I’m so done my friends parents got snapchat.” “It’s weird.” Those are just a few of the reactions of teens when learning that their parents and other "old" people are starting to use Snapchat, long the almost exclusive domain of the under-24 crowd. But that is starting to change. According … Continue reading Oh No! Grandma Is Using Snapchat!
Aziz Ansari. Louis C.K. Daniel Tosh. Demetri Martin. Mitch Hedberg. Anthony Jeselnik. Robin Williams. Amy Schumer. John Mulaney. Bill Burr. Wyatt Cenac. Dane Cook. What do all of these world-class stand-up comics have in common? Besides all of them being on the play list in Spotify's Comedy Top Tracks (which our family has been listening … Continue reading Must Comedians Use the “F” Word to Get a Laugh?
Brain research in the last dozen years underscores that the time of life that may shape adult outcomes the most is pregnancy through age 2 or 3. James Heckman, a Nobel-winning economist at the University of Chicago believes that “the greatest barrier to college education is not high tuitions or the risk of student debt; … Continue reading More Evidence on the Ovarian Lottery and the Importance of Pre-K
Dominic Thiem is a 22-year-old Austrian tennis pro currently ranked No. 8 in the world. But to achieve that ranking took some courage and confidence in himself and his coach. Thiem was one of the best players in his age group in Austria when his coach encouraged him to change from a two-handed to a one-handed … Continue reading Built to Last: From Good to Bad to Great
Lucy Stone (August 13, 1818 – October 19, 1893) was a prominent American orator, abolitionist, and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone became the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women's rights and against slavery at a time when women were … Continue reading With Her Dying Breath, She Whispered These Four Powerful Words to Her Daughter
Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to qualify for five Olympics with a victory in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Wednesday night. "With everything that's happened and being able to come back, that was probably harder than any swim I've had in my life," Phelps said, referring to a second drunken-driving … Continue reading It’s What You Do in the Dark That Puts You In the Light
If I gave you the list of the following 25 companies (in alphabetical order) which ones would you list among your top five dream companies to work for? Abercrombie & Fitch Amazon Apple Blue Cross and Blue Shield Boeing Buzzfeed Central Intelligence Agency Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Dreamworks Animation SKG FBI Google Health Care Service … Continue reading And the Company Most Millennials Want to Work for Is…
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