One of my colleagues at Villanova was telling me recently that he and his wife recently had their DNA tested and found the results fascinating. I then came across the following commercial from momondo, a Danish company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyaEQEmt5ls When I first saw the commercial. I thought that Momondo was a DNA testing company, since that … Continue reading An Open World Begins With an Open Mind
I am a big fan of Seth Godin's, and I read his blog post every morning. (In fact, his habit of posting every day is what inspired me to do the same.) His posts are meant to be inspirational, to challenge the reader to do his or her best work. Well the other day, Seth … Continue reading Using Just the Right Words vs. Keeping it Simple
Let's hope, and take action, that today is the last time a President will have to give such a statement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntF-ieEOgkM "Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder -- a horrific massacre -- of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping for answers with broken hearts. We stand with … Continue reading President Obama on the Orlando Shooting
I think when most Americans think of sports, they think of the three big ones, baseball, basketball, and football.  There's also the weirdos people who follow hockey and soccer, and then there are others who follow tennis or golf. Most of these fans are following either pro athletes or big-time college sports athletes, and that should come … Continue reading For the Love of Sport
With today's funeral for Muhammad Ali and the passing of Gordie Howe, it brought back memories of ESPN's Images of the Century video which was released on December 31, 1999. Ali and Howe are both shown in the video, as is Jordan and Ruth and Gehrig and the U.S. hockey team, and Mark Spitz, and on … Continue reading The Greatest Seven Minute Sports Video of All Time
In late 1999 ESPN ran a seven minute montage of great sports images from the past century on its SportsCenter program. The piece was set to music from the film Hoffa (movie) and Aerosmith's "Dream on" and included many notable moments like the 1980 Miracle on Ice, the 1972 Black September assault on the Olympics, Kirk … Continue reading List of Images from ESPN’s “Images of the Century” video
I heard an interesting story today on KYW News Radio (1060 AM in Philadelphia) concerning whether a doctor should apologize to a patient after he or she has made a medical mistake. There are both legal and ethical issues that may need to be considered before a doctor issues an apology. In addition, the doctor … Continue reading A Doctor’s Quandary: To Apologize or Not
I went to my grand nephew's high school graduation tonight (congrats Brandon!) and like I usually do at such events I started analyzing the program booklet. What caught my attention was the fact that there was only one student with the last name of Smith. That seemed unusual for a class of just about 300 … Continue reading Where Are All the Smith, Johnson, and Williams Families?
The title for this post comes from an article written by Rutger Bregman, author of the book, Utopia for Realists. The title of the article is "Why Do the Poor Make Such Poor Decisions?" In many of the counties around the world, including  the United States, there is an entrenched notion that poverty is something … Continue reading Genes Can’t Be Undone. Poverty Can.
I've read a couple of books recently (Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth and So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport) that talked quite a bit about the quest for finding passion in your work. What was interesting is … Continue reading Some Thoughts on Finding Your Passion
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