Beware of the Psychological Chicken Little of the Workplace In some workplaces (ok many these days) there is a sense of fear. There is a fear of being let go and of restructuring. There is even the fear of job promotion as many are afraid they will fail […]
When I traveled to Cuba five years ago, I was struck by the warmth of the people, the pristine beaches and the barely-standing buildings in which people lived. The old and the new standing side by side, propping the other up, waiting with bated breath for a change […]
Can you hear me now? We have all said it a number of times loudly and at times frustratingly so. Can you hear me now? Can you? How many times have we been annoyed to hear that question while on a train, doctor’s waiting room or a movie […]
The dead are now our longstanding archetypes The dead at been held at bay. Rust wouldn’t scare them off. No one had in ages received a tetanus shot. What was the point. A local circular wedged into the gate. who was going to bother to read it. The […]
I just won’t watch Titanic, ok? Ever since February of this past year, I have been watching bad movie upon bad movie. I have been staying up late as I am addicted to corny, cheesy, bad film. However, I have to say I draw the proverbial line at […]
It will all come crashing down one day Sitting pretty on top Looking down on the harried masses With your glass stained windows Sipping with abandon It will all come crashing down one day Yet your foundation is rubble Ready to take a tumble at the slightest quake […]
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” —Nietzsche Do you know that moment when Scooby Doo goes “Aaarug” (his puzzled grunt)? Or when Taylor Swift asks what “When you said you needed space”. Those are the moments when you do a double-take or wonder […]
Twenty years ago I began a longstanding love affair. I heard a song by Primitive Radio Gods that noted “her plane takes off from Baltimore and touches down on Bourbon Street.” I then followed suit on a now defunct TWA airline. I was overly-dressed and suffering from a […]
Don’t stop believing Do you know the Journey song “Don’t stop believing“? It starts with a great keyboard riff and the lyrics of “Just a small town girl Livin’ in a lonely world She took the midnight train” It also is in our recent public consciousness as it […]
Demolish it all She stepped with purpose across the new city. She was a world traveler determined to find adventures that could fill in her life outline. Every city she stepped in seemed to be moving towards the same skyline. Where was the uniqueness of each place? Where […]
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