Here are two creations of my son, Charlie, while waiting for our meal in a local restaurant. Can you guess what either or both are? The top image is… TAKE A GUESS. A penguin with…

Never regret a day in your life. Good days give happiness, bad days give experiences, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories. —Professor Richard Feynman Feynman was a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and…

Did you hear about the Republican state representative in Michigan, Matt Maddock, who claimed on social media that he had photo evidence of “illegal invaders” arriving at Detroit Metro Airport? One of the two photos…

Yesterday was April Fools’ Day. I didn’t have much time to plan this year, so other than emptying some students’ water bottles when they weren’t looking, I didn’t do much. I’ve been a little busy…

Every month, I report the progress of my yearly goals to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the results from March 2024. PERSONAL FITNESS 1. Don’t die.…

An Easter memory… Eight years ago. Easter morning. My Jewish children are scampering around the house, searching for Easter eggs. Clara, a seven-year-old at the time, says: “I think Easter is about thinking sweet thoughts.…

Chicago has a long-standing adversarial relationship with ketchup. It’s a time-honored tradition in Chicago to insult people who put ketchup on hot dogs, and some restaurants honor this tradition by refusing to offer ketchup in…

“The Tip of the Iceberg” concept in management, developed 25 years ago by Sidney Yoshida, indicates: 4% of the problems are seen by executives 9% of the problems are seen by managers 74% of the…

Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century British artist and writer who kept extensive journals throughout his life. He wrote the following entry in April 1845, when he was 59, and still determined to create art…

Last night, after more hours than I wish to remember, I finally finished recording the audiobook for “Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand.” This was the third audiobook that I have…