As my son and I were leaving the gym today, I heard Bruce Springsteen singing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on the outdoor music system. I'll admit I'm a sucker for Christmas music, and Springsteen's song is certainly one of my all-time favorite songs to listen to this time of year. I always look … Continue reading It’s Christmas Music Time!
Our Lamaze Friends
Thirty three years ago my wife and I enrolled in a Lamaze class in anticipation of our first child. During that class we happened to befriend two other couples who were also having their first child. The friendship started with going out for ice cream after the classes, and soon after we were having pizza … Continue reading Our Lamaze Friends
A Belated Thanksgiving Celebration
I want to give a big thank you to my sister-in-law and her husband for hosting another great Thanksgiving dinner today. With Home Alone playing in the background and plenty of food on the tables, it was nice seeing the cousins hanging out, getting caught up with each other, and reminiscing about previous dinners. It … Continue reading A Belated Thanksgiving Celebration
Thank You to All Artists
Since we will be celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, today offered a chance to just relax, and have a nice peaceful day. I spent some time going through my YouTube playlist, looking for songs that seemed appropriate for today, and ended up watching the following: Peace Train by Cat Stevens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HExjPn547Z0 Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles … Continue reading Thank You to All Artists
The Businessman and the Fisherman – What’s Your Perspective?
The following is a classic Brazilian story, which I first heard my son tell during a presentation he was giving, and which I later found at Paulo Coelho's web site. There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village. As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing … Continue reading The Businessman and the Fisherman – What’s Your Perspective?
The Dark Side of Creativity
Creativity is valued as one of the most important qualities that a leader can have, yet research has shown that while creative people are skilled at coming up with new ideas, they can also be more likely to engage in morally questionable behaviors. Researchers Francesca Gino at Harvard Business School and Dan Ariely at Duke … Continue reading The Dark Side of Creativity
The Snake That Poisons Everybody
This is the 35th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. It topples governments, wrecks marriages, ruins careers, busts reputations, causes heartaches, nightmares, indigestion, spawns … Continue reading The Snake That Poisons Everybody
NIMBY; Unfortunately, Yes
My wife was out with her sister and nieces shopping for a wedding dress, my son was at work, and I couldn't bear the thought of watching the Eagles game (good call as it turned out). So I went to my home away from home, the local Barnes & Noble. I didn't have any specific … Continue reading NIMBY; Unfortunately, Yes
Happy 30th Birthday Calvin and Hobbes!
November 18 of this past week marked the 30th anniversary of the debut of the greatest comic strip of all time, Calvin and Hobbes. The strip above is the first one, and introduced the world to Calvin, his dad, and his tiger Hobbes. The final strip was December 31, 1995, and is shown below. I … Continue reading Happy 30th Birthday Calvin and Hobbes!
The Ovarian Lottery and Social Issues
Several years ago, Warren Buffett was giving a presentation at the University of Florida, and at the end of the presentation someone asked him the following question: What would you do to live a happier life if you could live over again? Here is Warren's response: "This will sound disgusting. The question is how would … Continue reading The Ovarian Lottery and Social Issues
Borden's Blather 