Loudly Silent In Athens
“…If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait …...
View ArticlePortrait Of A Non-Artist As A Young Man
Stephen Dedalus: Those of you who recognize my purposefully altered title and have toiled through James Joyce’s novel know of the intellectual and religio-philosophical awakening of young Stephen...
View ArticleGuru Double Irony
Too many pundits, too little time… And the management best seller list seems to be slow this time of year. Summer’s dull-witted pace or a general moody malaise? Economy, state and country bankruptcies,...
View ArticleNo, Madam, It Took Me My Whole Life
You have probably heard the story. Picasso is sketching at a park. A woman walks by, recognizes him, and begs for her portrait. Somehow, he agrees. A few minutes later, he hands her the sketch. She is...
View ArticleWinnie And The QR Code Paradox
Hah? What on earth is a QR code?…(read on and thou shall be rewarded). But first things first: You must remember Winnie The Pooh. Which Character Are You in this video? “When you are a Bear of Very...
View ArticleSupposed to Be – Not For Halloween Only
What are you supposed to be, really? Don’t tell me you had not been Calvin – ever! It has to be true. The ingenious Bill Watterson must have secretly known me and based Calvin and Hobbes on me! Yeah,...
View ArticleJust Ask
“Most people never pick up the phone, most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be...
View ArticlePower Aphrodisiac
What is power really? And can you afford not to use it or face it wisely? Unfortunately for all of us, Henry Kissinger’s infamous aphorism “power is the ultimate aphrodisiac” has never been more alive...
View ArticleDo First Die Later
To live as you will never die… So mindlessly easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget what really matters to you. But, some things are so worth dying for – better yet live for. Indelible Jack...
View ArticleComfort Zones And Lobsters
Lobsters? Who cares? Comfort zone? Maybe. But what does the one have to do with the other? Yet.. wisdom can come from unexpected places in totally unsuspecting moments. And it’s not that we don’t know...
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