I was reading probably my 50th story about Villanova's incredible NCAA championship game, and in one of the stories I saw the following sequence of comments: Reading about sports is an even bigger waste of time than watching sports.      Reading about sports is like dancing about architecture.      Reading is a way … Continue reading It’s Like Dancing about Architecture →

The video below says it all, so I don't need to say much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7FFJUz0tdo Congratulations to the members of the Villanova Men's basketball team, Coach Jay Wright and his staff, and the thousands of Nova Nation fans around the country. It was a win for the ages. If you would like to read some of … Continue reading It’s Amazing What You Can Do in Just 4.7 Seconds →

"... you have made a most admirable panegyric* upon your country; you have clearly proved, that ignorance, idleness, and vice, are the proper ingredients for qualifying a legislator; that laws are best explained, interpreted, and applied, by those whose interest and abilities lie in perverting, confounding, and eluding them. I observe among you some lines … Continue reading Move Over Nostradamus, Jonathan Swift Is the New Prophet →

The image above could have been based on a sketch of me, since I've been known to occasionally fall asleep in the chair I sit in while using my home computer. I've known for a long time the value of getting adequate sleep, and unlike many people who take pride in how little sleep they … Continue reading A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book – Irish Proverb →

I have learned over the years that college students, for the most part, rarely uspect that their teacher would try and pull an April Fool’s Day prank; after all, we are professionals That leaves college students vulnerable to someone like me who ranks April Fool’s Day as one of his favorite days of the year. … Continue reading April Fools’ Day Prank, 2016 →

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Dr. Travis Bradberry, co-author of the #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the cofounder of TalentSmart, one of the world's leading providers of emotional intelligence tests and training, recently published a fascinating article on LinkedIn, Powerful Psychological Forces That Make Good People Do Bad Things. In the article, he references the work of Dr. Muel Kaptein, … Continue reading The Pygmalion Effect →

Today, the Villanova School of Business had its second annual "flash service event". “60 Seconds of Service” gave students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to individually bag a lunch for a homeless person and personalize the lunch with an inspirational note. In less than 90 minutes, over 500 lunches were bagged, boxed and on their … Continue reading The Power of 60 Seconds →

The Villanova Men's Basketball team has made it to the Final Four, and everyone on and around campus is quite excited, including the local media. There have been several great human interest type stories in the past few days about the team, and I thought I would just curate all of those stories here. Enjoy! … Continue reading An Homage to Villanova Men’s Basketball →