Years ago, I created a Friendship Application — a means of identifying the quality of a potential friend. Looking at it now, it seems unnecessary and even counterproductive. I would…
Emily Calandrelli, an MIT engineer and TV host known as “Space Gal,” became the 100th woman in space last week. In a video released by Blue Origin, Calandrelli — one…
I've been described by many as a non-conformist. Also disagreeable, unconventional, critical, and obstructionist. I can't disagree, even though I'm inclined to disagree. In fact, when coaching business leaders, I…
I told my students that due to weather and travel complications on a snow day, I had only slept for three hours the night before. "So be good to me…
A spider is living in the upstairs hallway. Clara has named him Frank after Frank Marshall, the director of the film "Arachniphobia." She's a ridiculous film nerd. Though Clara hates…
A woman beside me on the plane looks at my phone. I’m watching an SNL parody of "Bambi." She says, “Oh! You’re watching Bambi?” She sounds excited. Thrilled to discover…
Diary entry of James Webb Young, advertising executive and, two years after writing this entry, Advertising Man of the Year. Sunday, October 25, 1942 Every artist knows that sunlight can…
I'm listening to an audiobook production of "Sandman" by Neil Gaiman. I was especially excited about pressing play on this particular audiobook. "Sandman" is a graphic novel — a format…
In a recent interview, I was asked, "If you could choose anyone to teach your own children, what kind of person would you want?" I love questions I have never…
Last week, McDonald's sold 500 half-gallon containers of its McRib barbecue sauce online for $19.99. The sauce — with a label dressed up like a Christmas sweater — sold out…
