Three kinds of leaders
There are three kinds of leaders in this world: Firefighters: These are leaders who charge into the fray regardless of the size and scope of a situation, ready to deploy…
The changing landscape of baby names
Baby names are more unique than ever before. In 2020 the percentage of babies who got a top-10 most popular name was down to 7 percent. Compare that to the…
Wordle metaphor
My first guess in today's Wordle was the equivalent of being born as a white, straight American man with no physical disabilities or mental illness. Lots and lots and lots…
Jeans are fine, dummy
I know people whose employers allow them to wear jeans on specific days if they make a donation to a charitable organization. These employers, I think, are quite dumb. If…
The hero of my dream
I had a home invasion dream last night. Two men and a woman broke into my home, which wasn't really my home but some large, well appointed apartment purporting to…
A much appreciated gift for the future
Advice I've been giving parents of young children: Purchase your children's domain names ASAP. When my kids were born, I purchased claradicks.com and charliedicks.com. I've also purchased elyshadicks.com and the…
Students aren’t my friends?
When speaking to my class as a whole, I offer refer to them as "friends." My former colleague, Donna Gosk, suggested it as a replacement to "boys and girls" long…
Elysha is a zagger
I've often argued that Elysha is a nonconformist of the highest order. And it's true. There are lots of evidence of this fact, but the ultimate proof is me. She…
Give me some unsolicited advice
I was in New Haven last night, performing onstage for the first time in a long time. As part of the International of Arts & Ideas, I competed in a…
Leaded gasoline made Americans stupid
Exposure to leaded gasoline lowered the IQ of about half the population of the United States, a new study estimates. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Proceedings of the…
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