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Are we really hellbent on ruining our planet?

There are so many reasons to shake one’s head at Donald Trump and what he’s doing to our country. His cabinet are a bunch of sycophantic idiots, ruining the Fed, the Supreme Court, the CDC, the DOJ, efforts to encourage diversity, efforts to discourage racism, relationships with our traditional allies…seems like this sentence could goContinue reading “Are we really hellbent on ruining our planet?”

Steve

Steve is a chicken. She (yes, Steve is a she) is the black one in this photo, taken when we still had several chickens. This is the story of Steve. My wife likes chickens. Something about them makes her feel good. She had a big chicken coop made outside our home, and even a bigContinue reading “Steve”

Zero Sum thinking

When I was in corporate life, I tried hard NOT to think that my work involved zero-sum thinking. This kind of thinking means that when I win, you lose. It means that when you win, I necessarily lose. Sometimes this is the case, of course, but it was never my stated objective. I would alwaysContinue reading “Zero Sum thinking”

Out of range, almost

I was out of the country last week, at my daughter’s wedding. We were in the UK for a few days and then in France. News is global of course, but somehow the volume was a lot lower. I was able to avoid being disgusted every day reading stories about Trump and his sycophantic groupContinue reading “Out of range, almost”

College Reunion

I’m 65 years old. I’ve been out of college for 44 years, having graduated in 1981. I went to Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. It’s a great school, one of the best in the world, academically. It’s also a wonderful place to spend four years, and I would do it all again if IContinue reading “College Reunion”

Father’s Day

One of my good friends says “fuck father’s day. It’s just a Hallmark holiday.” He has a point and I mostly agree with him. I love my kids more than anything, but don’t see the need for them to go searching for a gift for me for this “holiday.” i’ll tell you what I likeContinue reading “Father’s Day”

MAMA!

Making America Mediocre Again! That must be the real strategy, eh? Purposely preventing people from coming to America, even just to visit? Purposely repelling talent from joining our universities? Purposely discouraging science and scientists! Purposely disgusting our allies, from Ukraine to Germany to UK and others. Purposely discouraging minorities, gay people, and…frankly all the restContinue reading “MAMA!”

Your resume or your eulogy?

I read something recently that called for people to think hard about whether they want to gather accomplishments for their resume or reasons to be remembered, in a eulogy. While it’s not an uplifting thought, it made me think. I worked in the corporate world for 40 years, in the IT and finance industries. IContinue reading “Your resume or your eulogy?”

Sycophants

I hate sycophants. Boot lickers, suck ups, lackeys, toadies, whatever you want to call them. They certainly exist in the corporate world and I saw plenty of them. These are the people who think that sucking up to the boss will help them get ahead. In some of my roles managing people, I saw themContinue reading “Sycophants”

Reading to my kids

Well, I don’t actually have a photo of myself reading to my kids…kinda wish I did…so this will have to do, just to get the point across. I loved reading to my kids. I hope they loved it too, but honestly it would be the highlight of my day and I was distraught if IContinue reading “Reading to my kids”